It was 17 years ago when we last saw Garfield in the big screen, today, Sony just release the first official trailer of ‘the Garfield Movie.’ This new Garfield film is different from previous two film, which are live action adaption, while this new one is an animated film.
The Garfield movie will be a CGI animated film based on the Jim Davis comic strip, the film is produced by Columbia Pictures and Alcon Entertainment, and animated by DNEG Animation. The film will be distributed by Sony Pictures.
This is the premise of the animated film, as posted on the film’s website and the trailer’s description;
Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.
The film is directed by Mark Dindal and screenplay by Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove and David Reynolds.
Below are the ‘voice’ cast of the film;
- Chris Pratt
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Hannah Waddingham
- Ving Rhames
- Nicholas Hoult
- Cecily Strong
- Harvey Guillén
- Brett Goldstein
- Bowen Yang
The Garfield Movie is scheduled for a theatrical release in May 24th, 2024.
