The Garfield Movie (2024) - Blu-ray Forum

filmbuffTX · 11-01-2021, 08:38 PM

Chris Pratt to Voice Garfield in New Animated Feature

Alcon Entertainment is behind the movie, which will be distributed by Sony Pictures.

Chris Pratt is going to voice the lasagna-loving, Monday-hating comic strip cat Garfield in a new animated movie.

Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson’s Alcon Entertainment is behind the new Garfield, which has been picked up for worldwide (excluding China) release by Sony Pictures. The script written by Oscar nominee David Reynolds (Finding Nemo) is being directed by Mark Dindal (Chicken Little), with the duo having previously worked together on The Emperor’s New Groove.

Created by Jim Davis, Garfield debuted as a comic character first in 1978, with the lazy tabby cat often appearing alongside Jon Arbuckle, his human owner, and the lovable household dog Odie. Originally appearing in 41 newspapers, Garfield currently holds the record for being the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world.

Alcon acquired the rights from Davis, who will serve as an executive producer on the film, along with Bridget McMeel from Amuse and Craig Sost. John Cohen and Steven P. Wegner produce alongside Kosove and Johnson. DNEG Animation, which recently worked in the animated feature Ron’s Gone Wrong, will animate and produce the film. DNEG CEO Namit Malhotra and president Tom Jacomb are both serving as producers.

Garfield previously appeared on the big screen in live-action/animated hybrid Garfield in 2004 and its sequel, 2006’s Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. In these movies, both produced by 20th Century Fox, Bill Murray voiced the titular cat.

Pratt’s voice work includes the Lego Movie films and Pixar’s Onward, as well as the upcoming Super Mario Bros. animated movie from Universal and Nintendo, where he will be playing Mario. The actor, repped by UTA, Rise Management and Sloane Offer, was most recently seen in Amazon’s sci-fi feature The Tomorrow War and is due back in theaters with Jurassic World: Dominion.

Reynolds, who started his career on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, is repped by Gersh.

CyberpunkCentral · 11-01-2021, 08:43 PM

Creed · 11-01-2021, 08:50 PM

What.

kylor · 11-01-2021, 08:51 PM

"It'sa me, Garfield!"

spaceball-one · 11-01-2021, 08:52 PM

Mondays...

tcripe · 11-01-2021, 08:59 PM

Chris Pratt trying to ruin everyone's childhood it seems

filmbuffTX · 11-01-2021, 09:06 PM

If it can be anywhere as good as Blue Sky’s The Peanuts Movie I think it can work. Jim Davis is involved so I’m sure the animation and character designs will be comic accurate.

Poya · 11-01-2021, 09:08 PM

This just in: Ryan Reynolds to voice Homer Simpson in upcoming Simpsons movie.

Bubbles-11 · 11-01-2021, 09:26 PM

this has promise based on the creative team involved but unfortunately people will just ignore that and talk solely about the celebrity voice actors

Poya · 11-01-2021, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubbles-11

this has promise based on the creative team involved but unfortunately people will just ignore that and talk solely about the celebrity voice actors

I mean, how can we not? You know how many great voice actors don't get a chance to be in AAA films? The only ones I can think of are the Transformers movies.

Jay H. · 11-01-2021, 10:02 PM

This has to be better than those live-action Garfield films I took my daughter to...right?

starsteam · 11-01-2021, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Poya

I mean, how can we not? You know how many great voice actors don't get a chance to be in AAA films? The only ones I can think of are the Transformers movies.

At least they knew better for the title character from the most recent Scooby movie- shame about the rest of the characters in that film.

I like Pratt but I still haven't really vision his voice for Mario. Curious to see how it will turn out.

But it's not like I'm actually going to watch these movies.

Mikezilla3k · 11-02-2021, 02:46 AM

Ok now this is just getting ridiculous.................

ps3bd_owner · 11-02-2021, 02:52 AM

I just hope the animation isn't an absolute disaster.

If it looks better than Earwig and the Witch, then I'm in.

Zivouhr · 11-02-2021, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

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William Murray did a decent job with the voice in the first one or two live action Garfield films. I saw the first but forget the story other than Jennifer L Hewitt was the mother I think. And was Odie a real dog, not a cartoon?

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Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

I just hope the animation isn't an absolute disaster.

If it looks better than Earwig and the Witch, then I'm in.

If they can achieve the same success as Sonic the Hedgehog's live action film, or even the Pokemon' film (which I didn't see), this could hopefully be interesting.

If this new film is really true to Garfield, he'll stay at home for the whole movie while resting in his box with his blanket, teddy bear and a box of fresh Lasagna.

CyberpunkCentral · 11-02-2021, 05:25 AM

MazeRunner · 11-02-2021, 05:36 AM

Send this straight to Peacock!

s2mikey · 11-02-2021, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Ok now this is just getting ridiculous.................

No, it has been ridiculous for a while now!

Britnasty · 11-02-2021, 10:57 AM

Nick Offerman was right there…

CyberpunkCentral · 12-07-2021, 05:04 PM

11-01-2021, 08:38 PM	#1
filmbuffTX Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2015 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:6361 DVD collection:2270 Digital collection:1617 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:16	The Garfield Movie (2024) Chris Pratt to Voice Garfield in New Animated Feature Alcon Entertainment is behind the movie, which will be distributed by Sony Pictures. Chris Pratt is going to voice the lasagna-loving, Monday-hating comic strip cat Garfield in a new animated movie. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson’s Alcon Entertainment is behind the new Garfield, which has been picked up for worldwide (excluding China) release by Sony Pictures. The script written by Oscar nominee David Reynolds (Finding Nemo) is being directed by Mark Dindal (Chicken Little), with the duo having previously worked together on The Emperor’s New Groove. Created by Jim Davis, Garfield debuted as a comic character first in 1978, with the lazy tabby cat often appearing alongside Jon Arbuckle, his human owner, and the lovable household dog Odie. Originally appearing in 41 newspapers, Garfield currently holds the record for being the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world. Alcon acquired the rights from Davis, who will serve as an executive producer on the film, along with Bridget McMeel from Amuse and Craig Sost. John Cohen and Steven P. Wegner produce alongside Kosove and Johnson. DNEG Animation, which recently worked in the animated feature Ron’s Gone Wrong, will animate and produce the film. DNEG CEO Namit Malhotra and president Tom Jacomb are both serving as producers. Garfield previously appeared on the big screen in live-action/animated hybrid Garfield in 2004 and its sequel, 2006’s Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. In these movies, both produced by 20th Century Fox, Bill Murray voiced the titular cat. Pratt’s voice work includes the Lego Movie films and Pixar’s Onward, as well as the upcoming Super Mario Bros. animated movie from Universal and Nintendo, where he will be playing Mario. The actor, repped by UTA, Rise Management and Sloane Offer, was most recently seen in Amazon’s sci-fi feature The Tomorrow War and is due back in theaters with Jurassic World: Dominion. Reynolds, who started his career on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, is repped by Gersh.

11-01-2021, 08:43 PM	#2
CyberpunkCentral Banned Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:6

11-01-2021, 08:50 PM	#3
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11-01-2021, 08:51 PM	#4
kylor Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2015 Location:The past.. or the future. 4K collection:696 Blu-ray collection:7101 DVD collection:620 MA collection:1030 Digital collection:2058 Trading Score:3	"It'sa me, Garfield!"

11-01-2021, 08:52 PM	#5
spaceball-one Power Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2014 4K collection:96 Blu-ray collection:792	Mondays...

11-01-2021, 08:59 PM	#6
tcripe Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2018 Location:Seattle	Chris Pratt trying to ruin everyone's childhood it seems

11-01-2021, 09:06 PM	#7
filmbuffTX Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2015 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:6361 DVD collection:2270 Digital collection:1617 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:16	If it can be anywhere as good as Blue Sky’s The Peanuts Movie I think it can work. Jim Davis is involved so I’m sure the animation and character designs will be comic accurate.

11-01-2021, 09:08 PM	#8
Poya Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2011 Location:NY, NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:12	This just in: Ryan Reynolds to voice Homer Simpson in upcoming Simpsons movie.

11-01-2021, 09:26 PM	#9
Bubbles-11 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2017 4K collection:87 Blu-ray collection:643 DVD collection:401 MA collection:359 Digital collection:23 iTunes collection:28	this has promise based on the creative team involved but unfortunately people will just ignore that and talk solely about the celebrity voice actors

11-01-2021, 10:02 PM	#11
Jay H. Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2019 Trading Score:2	This has to be better than those live-action Garfield films I took my daughter to...right?

11-02-2021, 02:46 AM	#13
Mikezilla3k Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Richmond, CA 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:268 DVD collection:305 MA collection:56 Digital collection:19 Trading Score:2	Ok now this is just getting ridiculous.................

11-02-2021, 02:52 AM	#14
ps3bd_owner Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011	I just hope the animation isn't an absolute disaster. If it looks better than Earwig and the Witch, then I'm in.

11-02-2021, 05:25 AM	#16
CyberpunkCentral Banned Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:6

11-02-2021, 05:36 AM	#17
MazeRunner Blu-ray Count Member since:Apr 2016 Trading Score:139	Send this straight to Peacock!

11-02-2021, 10:57 AM	#19
Britnasty Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI 4K collection:721 Blu-ray collection:1920 Trading Score:574	Nick Offerman was right there…

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