Even iconic comic strip characters need origin stories, it seems.
Jim Davis' Garfield returns to theatres in May, this time in a CGI movie from Columbia. "The Garfield Movie" has Chris Pratt ("Guardians of The Galaxy") in the title role, with Harvey Guillen (What We Do In The Shadows) providing vocal effects for Garfield's dimwitted frenemy, Odie. The cast also includes Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live), Capital One pitchman Samuel L. Jackson ("The Marvels"), and Cecily Strong (ex-SNL; last seen shilling for Verizon).
Another tip of the cap to Steven Dolce for the tip.
Here's the trailer, which dropped earlier this week.
I don't think Davis ever intended for any sort of "origin story" for Garfield, but this is Hollywood and genre fans in 2023.
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Anyone who’s familiar with Garfield and Friends as well as the animated half-hour specials will notice a glaring and fundamental flaw: moving lips. Apparently, the folks who’ve been working on the movie also have a loose grasp of how Garfield and, to a lesser extent, other animals (including Nermal) communicate with thought balloons. First the live-action/CGI movie with Bill Murray, then the fully CGI movie (Garfield Gets Real) and show that followed, and now an animated feature.
I didn’t want to come across as ungrateful or anything, I just thought I’d throw it out there. Also, I do wonder how this affects Nickelodeon’s ownership of the character.
Fun fact: This movie is directed by Mark Dindal, whose other directorial credits include Cats Don’t Dance, The Emperor’s New Groove, and Chicken Little.
And Chicken Little was, what? Nearly 20 years ago? What does that say about Dindal?
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