“I’m so proud of the movie,” she said. “It really stands shoulder-to-shoulder with some of most exciting movies in animation. The humor is sharp and witty. The characters are well-rounded and surprising. The story just keeps you guessing.”

Actor Jim Belushi, who plays the part of the woodsman, simplified it on a movie special called “Hoodwinked: The true behind-the-scenes story.” The special will air at 2:30 p.m. Thursday on ABC Family as “Behind the scenes: The making of ‘Hoodwinked!’”

“It’s kind of a ‘Law & Order’ version,” he said. “A detective comes in and starts to re-examine and interview people. It was very hip, very funny.”

“Hoodwinked” is filled with many other famous names and distinctive voices.

The first big-name actor to get on board was Patrick Warburton, who played Elaine’s boyfriend Putty on the TV series “Seinfeld” and voiced the part of Kronk in the animated movie “The Emperor’s New Groove.”

“Patrick Warburton, who plays the wolf and was on ‘Seinfeld,’ has a recognizable voice,” said 37-year-old Cory Edwards, the director. “Literally, a friend of a friend passed him the script and he said he’d do it.

“It’s still true,” he said. “If you get the right script, the right idea, and just a little bit of backing behind you, material does bring you talent. It was very encouraging with Glenn Close and Anne Hathaway saying they wanted to do it too.”

Anne Hathaway, who plays Red, is known for her sweet and clumsy character in the “Princess Diaries.” On the opposite end, Tony- and Emmy-award winner Close is known for her evil role as Cruella De Vil in “101 Dalmatians” and in “Hoodwinked!” plays the part of the over-energetic Granny.

“I immediately said yes because I thought it was really entertaining and very, very clever,” Close said, on the behind the scenes special, about joining the movie. “It really kind of keeps you interested and leads you into the story in a very clever way.”

Other actors who brought the animations to life were Anthony Anderson as Detective Bill Stork; David Ogden Stiers as Nicky Flippers; Chazz Palminteri as Woolworth the Sheep; Andy Dick as Boingo; and rap artist Xzibit as Chief Grizzly.

Cory Edwards said the group worked with Academy Award-winning sound mixers, including Gary Rizzo, who was on the sound team for “The Incredibles” and “Batman Begins.”

“This was really exciting for me,” Edwards said. “It’s like growing up a baseball fan and getting to go sit and watch all the famous players — who you have all the baseballs card for — play for you.”

A LONG PREPARATION

Making a big-time movie, which in this case took 3 1/2 years, was something the three siblings had been preparing to do for a long, long time.

“I know that I’ve always been making films, even when it was not professionally,” said Cory, who was born in Anderson and moved to Columbus, Ohio, with his family. “My brother, sister and I were always making Super 8 films together since we were 7 or 8 years old.