McCartney to score animated kids film

Paul McCartney is to score his first feature film in over 40 years after signing on to create the music for an animated kids movie he wrote.

The Lion King's Rob Minkoff will direct High in the Clouds, according to Daily Variety. The film chronicles an adventurous squirrels quest to find an animal sanctuary.

It will mark McCartneys first effort at composing music for a movie since 1967s The Family Way.

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