Nick Nolte and William Shatner are joining the voice cast of the upcoming DreamWorks animation feature "Over the Hedge," The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday.

ADVERTISEMENT

The paper said singer Avril Lavigne was also on board for the project, along with Steve Carell ("The Office"), Catherine O'Hara ("Home Alone"), Eugene Levy ("American Pie"), Wanda Sykes ("Crank Yankers") and Allison Janney ("The West Wing").

Tim Johnson ("Antz") and "Chicken Run" screenwriter Karey Kirkpatrick are directing.

"Over the Hedge" is described as the story of a mischievous raccoon (Bruce Willis) and his best friend, a turtle (Garry Shandling), who join with other forest creatures to save their habitat from suburban sprawl.

Len Blum ("Private Parts,""Beethoven's 2nd") wrote the screenplay, based on a comic strip by Michael Fry and T. Lewis.