<P> The Lorax ( also known as Dr. Seuss ' The Lorax ) is a 2012 American 3D computer - animated musical fantasy -- comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and based on Dr. Seuss 's children 's book of the same name . The film was released by Universal Pictures on March 2 , 2012 , on the 108th birthday of Dr. Seuss . The second film adaptation of the book ( following the 1972 animated television special ) , the film builds on the book by expanding the story of Ted , the previously unnamed boy who visits the Once - ler . The cast includes Danny DeVito as the Lorax , Ed Helms as the Once - ler , and Zac Efron as Ted . New characters introduced in the film are Audrey ( voiced by Taylor Swift ) , Aloysius O'Hare ( Rob Riggle ) , Mrs. Wiggins , Ted 's mother ( Jenny Slate ) , and Grammy Norma ( Betty White ) . </P>
<P> The Lorax ( also known as Dr. Seuss ' The Lorax ) is a 2012 American 3D computer - animated musical fantasy -- comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and based on Dr. Seuss 's children 's book of the same name . The film was released by Universal Pictures on March 2 , 2012 , on the 108th birthday of Dr. Seuss . The second film adaptation of the book ( following the 1972 animated television special ) , the film builds on the book by expanding the story of Ted , the previously unnamed boy who visits the Once - ler . The cast includes Danny DeVito as the Lorax , Ed Helms as the Once - ler , and Zac Efron as Ted . New characters introduced in the film are Audrey ( voiced by Taylor Swift ) , Aloysius O'Hare ( Rob Riggle ) , Mrs. Wiggins , Ted 's mother ( Jenny Slate ) , and Grammy Norma ( Betty White ) . </P>
who voices the once ler in the lorax
who voices the once ler in the lorax
Ed Helms
Ed Helms