
The cast of upcoming animated film “Free Birds” is continuing to cook as the latest addition is NBA player Dwight Howard from the Los Angeles Lakers. Howard joins a cast that includes Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler and George Takei in a storyline where two turkeys [voiced by Harrelson and Wilson] get a time machine and travel back to pre-Thanksgiving days in an effort to convince the colonists to take turkey off the holiday menu. Howard – who doesn’t have to worry about playing in the ongoinig NBA Finals since his team was swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs – will voice the role of Cold Turkey.
“Free Birds” is currently scheduled for release on November 1, 2013.