Beyonce has joined a list of other celebrities starring in the forthcoming 3D animation film, Epic.

Beyonce will be joining the likes of Pitbull, Johnny Knoxville, and Aziz Ansari on the movie, which is to be directed and produced by the same team that brought Rio and Ice Age to the big screen.

A stellar cast features in the film, including Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Aziz Ansari, Johnny Knoxville, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis and Steven Tyler. Beyonce is set to play the voice of a character called Queen Tara in the film.

The movie promises to be a magical fantasy fest, and has been described as “a battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and evil. When a teenaged girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and whimsical characters to save that world, which in turn saves the real world.”

The director of Ice Age, Chris Wedge, will also be directing this movie, whilst production lies in the hands of Lori Forte and Jerry Davis.

- By Fiona Guest