Claim: Seth Rogen has done voice work for the film The Spiderwick Chronicles.

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy adventure film . It is the film adaptation of Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi 's bestselling series of the same name . Set in the Spiderwick Estate in New England , United States , it follows the adventures of Jared Grace and his family as they discover a field guide to faeries , battle goblins , mole trolls and other magical creatures . It was directed by Mark Waters and stars Freddie Highmore , Sarah Bolger , Mary-Louise Parker , Martin Short , Nick Nolte , and Seth Rogen .   Produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures , it was released on February 14 , 2008 . The Spiderwick Chronicles received generally favorable reviews from critics and it earned $ 162,839,667 on a $ 90 million budget . The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24 , 2008 in the United States .