<P> Charlotte A. Cavatica (Julia Roberts), a spider, lives in the space above Wilbur's sty in the Zuckermans' barn; she befriends him and decides to help prevent him from being eaten . With the help of the other barn animals, including a comedic rat named Templeton (Steve Buscemi), she convinces the Zuckerman family that Wilbur is actually quite special, by spelling out descriptions of him in her web: "Some pig", "Terrific", "Radiant", and "Humble". She gives her full name, revealing her as a barn spider, an orb - weaver spider with the scientific name Araneus cavaticus . </P> <P> The Arables, Zuckermans, Wilbur, Charlotte, and Templeton go to a fair, where Wilbur is entered in a contest . While there, Charlotte produces an egg sac . She cannot return home because she is dying . Wilbur and Templeton bid emotional goodbyes to her but manage to take her egg sac home, where hundreds of offspring emerge . Most of the young spiders soon leave, but three, named Joy, Aranea, and Nellie, stay and become Wilbur's friends . </P> <Ul> <Li> Dakota Fanning as Fern Arable </Li> <Li> Kevin Anderson as Mr. John Arable </Li> <Li> Beau Bridges as Dr. Dorian </Li> <Li> Louis Corbett as Avery Arable </Li> <Li> Essie Davis as Mrs. Phyllis Arable </Li> <Li> Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Edith Zuckerman </Li> <Li> Gary Basaraba as Homer Zuckerman </Li> <Li> Nate Mooney as Lurvy The Zuckermans' Farmhand Worker </Li> </Ul> <Li> Dakota Fanning as Fern Arable </Li>

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