Yikes, This Megawatt A-List Cast Is What Happens When BBC & Netflix Join Forces

McAvoy's Hazel is the leader of the band of rabbits as they flee the Sandleford warren and seek out Watership Down; his kind, courageous leadership ultimately earns him the position of Chief Rabbit. McAvoy, of course, has depicted an anthropomorphised animal before (or half of one, at least) — remember The Chronicles of Narnia's Mr Tumnus?

In Adams' novel, Fiver is the younger brother of Hazel, and a seer. It's his vision that foretells the destruction of Sandleford warren — and thus precipitates the rabbit's quest to Watership Down. Wonder if Hoult will bring some of his Beast to Fiver?

The brave and loyal Bigwig was once an officer of the Owsla, or the rabbit military, before escaping and joining Hazel's band. Which sounds an awful lot like the trajectory of Boyega's Finn, the stormtrooper defector introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, doesn't it?

Oscar favourite Colman plays Strawberry, a rabbit from a seemingly inviting warren with a treacherous twist. Ultimately, Strawberry joins the Sandleford rabbits and leads their mission to Efrafa.

Woundwort, the despotic leader of the Efrafa warren, is the primary antagonist of Watership Down. He runs Efrafa as a police state, and launches an attack on the Sandleford rabbits' new home. Watership Down isn't Kingsley's first voice role in a remade children's classic: in 2016, he played Bagheera in Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book.

Bluebell flees the decimated Sandleford warren with Captain Holly, played by Freddie Fox; his jokes allow for his own recovery from trauma, as well as Holly's. Next year, Kaluuya will appear in an animated reworking of A Christmas Carol: could the actor become something of a holiday staple?

Arterton's Clover is a rabbit kept in a hutch at Nuthanger Farm, who is ultimately freed by Hazel. She makes it to Watership Down, where she pairs up with Holly and gives birth to a litter. (Anyone else suddenly overcome with guilt for having pet rabbits as a child?)

Wilkinson, who you might recognise from Amma Asante's Belle (as well as about 800 other films), plays the original Chief Rabbit of the Sandleford warren. He ignores the efforts of Fiver, Hazel, and Bigwig to warn him of the warren's impending destruction.

From a Time Lord to a seagull: Capaldi plays Kehaar, a black-headed gull whose wing injury leads him to Watership Down. The rabbits nurse him to recovery, and they become close friends.

Dewdrop doesn't actually appear in Richard Adams' original novel, so you'll have to wait for the BBC adaptation to air to see Chan's character in action. The actor features in some of the biggest films of this year (and next), from Crazy Rich Asians to Captain Marvel; little wonder, then, that Chan was cast in the all-star Watership Down.

El-Ahrairah is a rabbit folk hero, who appears regularly in the tales told by the rabbits. Which isn't too dissimilar to Egerton's recent major role as Robin Hood, is it? The Watership Down casting team evidently did their research.

Shameless star Duff plays Hyzenthlay, a rabbit who has visions like Fiver and ultimately pairs up with his brother, Hazel (interestingly, Duff was formerly married to McAvoy, who voices Hazel.) Hyzenthlay and Bigwig coordinate the escape of the rabbits of Efrafa — and narrowly escape themselves.

Pike's Amy Dunne in Gone Girl didn't hesitate to murder to further her own interests. But the Black Rabbit of Inlé, while similarly death-adjacent, is more like the rabbit Grim Reaper, ensuring each rabbit passes to the afterlife in accordance with their preordained fate.