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From Sci-Fi.com News:
ill Murray has signed on to voice the role of Garfield the Cat in the upcoming Garfield movie for 20th Century Fox, Variety reported. Based on the comic strip, the movie centers on the sardonic cat who must tolerate the indignity of being saddled with a nebbish owner (Breckin Meyer) and a nitwit dog as housemates, the trade paper reported.
Helmer Peter Hewitt (Thunderpants) directs the live-action/computer-animated film adaptation, which was written by Toy Story scribes Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, the trade paper reported.
Drawn by Jim Davis, the Garfield strip marks its 25th anniversary on June 19 and remains one of the most widely syndicated strips in the world, appearing in 2,570 newspapers in 111 countries, the trade paper reported.
Garfield Based On Real Cat
John Davis, producer of the upcoming live-action/computer-animated Garfield movie, told SCI FI Wire that the CGI Garfield will look like a real feline. "Garfield is going to look like Garfield would if he was a real, live animal," Davis said in an interview. "The goal there is to make you believe that we found a cat that did all those things, even though it was all created in a computer. A tremendous amount of research and development has gone into making that cat look absolutely real."
But Garfield will still retain the distinct features of the traditionally animated and comic-strip characters, Davis added. "He has features like his ears and his eyes, and he's kind of a fat cat," Davis said. "He's bigger than any cat you've seen. You've got those big paws. You'll look at him and go, 'He's Garfield. That's Garfield.'"
Davis added that he is confident that his computer-animated cat will improve upon Scooby-Doo's computer-generated dog. "I thought Scooby kind of looked a little corny," he said. "We've gone to the next generation of technology." Garfield is slated for a June 4, 2004, release.
Tom's note:
I couldn't think of who should take over the role, but this is perfect. Lorenzo Davis, who originally voiced Garfield, also voiced the Peter Venkman character in The Real Ghostbusters--a role originated by Bill Murray! So everything comes full circle.
I found it odd that Jim Davis picked on the CGI Scooby, when it sounds like they're going the same route. (Actually, I just re-read it: it's JOHN Davis, the movie producer, not JIM Davis, the comic strip creator.) In fact, the description of the CGI Garfield sounds positively freakish, but the reason I'm willing to give it a chance is because the CGI Scooby worked much better than I thought it would.
I just wonder if Garfield will jump into an amazing lightsaber duel with Odie...
ill Murray has signed on to voice the role of Garfield the Cat in the upcoming Garfield movie for 20th Century Fox, Variety reported. Based on the comic strip, the movie centers on the sardonic cat who must tolerate the indignity of being saddled with a nebbish owner (Breckin Meyer) and a nitwit dog as housemates, the trade paper reported.
Helmer Peter Hewitt (Thunderpants) directs the live-action/computer-animated film adaptation, which was written by Toy Story scribes Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, the trade paper reported.
Drawn by Jim Davis, the Garfield strip marks its 25th anniversary on June 19 and remains one of the most widely syndicated strips in the world, appearing in 2,570 newspapers in 111 countries, the trade paper reported.
Garfield Based On Real Cat
John Davis, producer of the upcoming live-action/computer-animated Garfield movie, told SCI FI Wire that the CGI Garfield will look like a real feline. "Garfield is going to look like Garfield would if he was a real, live animal," Davis said in an interview. "The goal there is to make you believe that we found a cat that did all those things, even though it was all created in a computer. A tremendous amount of research and development has gone into making that cat look absolutely real."
But Garfield will still retain the distinct features of the traditionally animated and comic-strip characters, Davis added. "He has features like his ears and his eyes, and he's kind of a fat cat," Davis said. "He's bigger than any cat you've seen. You've got those big paws. You'll look at him and go, 'He's Garfield. That's Garfield.'"
Davis added that he is confident that his computer-animated cat will improve upon Scooby-Doo's computer-generated dog. "I thought Scooby kind of looked a little corny," he said. "We've gone to the next generation of technology." Garfield is slated for a June 4, 2004, release.
Tom's note:
I couldn't think of who should take over the role, but this is perfect. Lorenzo Davis, who originally voiced Garfield, also voiced the Peter Venkman character in The Real Ghostbusters--a role originated by Bill Murray! So everything comes full circle.
I found it odd that Jim Davis picked on the CGI Scooby, when it sounds like they're going the same route. (Actually, I just re-read it: it's JOHN Davis, the movie producer, not JIM Davis, the comic strip creator.) In fact, the description of the CGI Garfield sounds positively freakish, but the reason I'm willing to give it a chance is because the CGI Scooby worked much better than I thought it would.
I just wonder if Garfield will jump into an amazing lightsaber duel with Odie...