Ryan Reynolds in talks to voice Turbo the speedy snail

Busy actor Ryan Reynolds (Buried, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) is in final negotiations to provide the voice for the main character in DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo.

The official synopsis for the film is as follows, “Turbo tells the story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to become the fastest snail in the world. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make this dream come true.”

David Soren (Merry Madagascar) will be directing, and has co-wrote a script with Darren Lemke (Shrek Forever After). The release date is currently set for June 7th 2013.

If that feels like really far away, don’t despair. Ryan Reynolds has plenty to do in the meantime. There is comedy The Change-Up with Olivia Wilde and Jason Bateman, thriller Safe House with Denzel Washington and Brendan Gleeson, and undead action film R.I.P.D. with Zach Galifianakis. This summer, you can catch him as the leading man in the superhero adventure Green Lantern, which is released on June 17th.