He next appeared as a young Max Skinner in Ridley Scott's comedy-drama film "A Good Year", which was released in the UK on 27 October 2006. Also in 2006, he began portraying protagonist Arthur Montgomery in the live-action/animated fantasy adventure film "Arthur and the Invisibles", released on 13 December 2006. Two sequels followed: "Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard" (2009) and "" (2010). For the third film and the trilogy's accompanying video game, Highmore provided voice acting. In 2007, he lent his voice to the adventure fantasy film "The Golden Compass" (2007) and its video game of the same name. He then portrayed the title character in the drama film "August Rush" (2007), alongside Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Robin Williams. The story follows a musical prodigy as he searches for his birth parents. This film received a wide release on 21 November 2007.