Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Steven Spielberg may not have been able to lure acting legend Sir Sean Connery out of retirement for the latest Indiana Jones film, but the knighted actor has been convinced to lend his voice to an animated project he's been producing.

The film, titled Sir Billi, created by husband-and-wife Sascha and Tessa Hartmann, follows a retired, skateboarding veterinarian who lives in a remote Scottish village and who spearheads the rescue of a fugitive beaver. Alan Cumming and Miriam Margolyes also provide voices, and Shirley Bassey, who sung the title theme to Goldfinger back in 1964, has agreed to perform the song "Guardian of the Highlands" for use in the movie.

The original James Bond has been away from the silver screen for some time now, calling it quits after the tepid-to-disastrous critical and commercial reception of the 2003 comic book adaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which only managed to earn $66.4 million domestically. Connery did, however, reprise his signature role in a video game adaptation of From Russia With Love in 2005.