Flushed Away premieres in London

The premiere of a new animated comedy took place in London's Leicester Square this week with a number of its stars making an appearance.

Flushed Away, which is the latest project from Dreamworks and Wallace & Gromit makers Aardman, tells the story of a posh rat who is flushed down a toilet only to end up in the streets of London.

Voiced by X-Men star Hugh Jackman, central character Roddy meets a host of colourful characters on the way, including those played by Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno and Andy Serkis.

And it seems Jackman was more than happy to take on the role, as he told Empire Online: "I'm a huge Aardman fan so being part of this movie was a blast."

One of Aardman's recent projects was Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, which features the vocal talents of stars such as Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham-Carter.

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