A new Garfield animated film is in active development at Alcon Entertainment, the guys behind the upcoming Blade Runner 2. The original comic strip’s creator Jim Davis will be executive producer on the new film, whilst John Cohen (Despicable Me) and Steven P Wegner will produce.
The character has already appeared in two movies, and was voiced by the legendary Bill Murray, who we’re not expecting to return for any more. If you don’t know Garfield, then here’s a little bit about him from his official website.
Garfield is a fat, lazy, cynical-but-endearing cat. Born in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni’s Italian restaurant, Garfield weighed five pounds, six ounces at birth and right from the start he showed a passion for Italian food. The restaurant owner, forced to choose between Garfield and closing his doors for lack of pasta, sold Garfield to a pet store. Garfield thought he was a goner until Jon Arbuckle walked in the door.
Garfield loves TV and hates Mondays. He’s all sass and sarcasm, but he has a soft side too. He loves his teddy bear Pooky, and deep down he loves his owner Jon and his dopey pal Odie.
It’s early days on the new project, but we’ll bring you more news as we get it.
