In a digital world where Pixar and Shrek rule supreme, many undercutting CGI hopefuls dare to make the voyage to theaters, in hope that they will somehow be able to pull off a Goliath sized upset and make a dent in the already saturated box-office. While Space Monkeys, Igor and Star Wars: The Clone Wars all tried their hand at it, each failed miserable. Now, with the end of the year looming, Universal takes on the dominating forces with their own The Tale of the Despereaux.