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- This article is about the 2024 all-CGI movie. For the similarly-titled 2004 live-action movie, see Garfield: The Movie.
The Garfield Movie is a 2024 CGI movie based on the Garfield franchise. The film is being made by Alcon Entertainment, Prime Focus, and Paws Incorporated, with distribution by Sony Pictures through Columbia Pictures. It was first announced on May 23, 2016.[2] The film will be produced in CGI and released to theaters on May 24, 2024.[3][4]
Jim Davis and Bridget McNeel will serve as executive producers. John Cohen, Steve Wegner, Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove are attached as producers. It is the first movie released after the sale of Davis' Paws Incorporated to Viacom (now Paramount Global) in 2019.
On November 12, 2018, it was announced that Mark Dindal would direct the film, with Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgove writing the screenplay. Pre-production began in December of 2018.[5]
On November 1, 2021, it was announced that Garfield will be voiced by Chris Pratt, and that the film will be distributed by Sony Pictures.[6]
On May 24, 2022, Samuel L. Jackson was confirmed as the voice of Garfield's father, who has been given the name Vic.[7]
On August 17, 2022, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham and Cecily Strong were announced to be part of the film's voice cast in unspecified roles.[8]
On November 7, 2022, Brett Goldstein and Bowen Yang were announced to be part of the film's voice cast in unspecified roles.[9]
On November 13, 2023, the first official trailer for the movie was released. It included a promotion for the public to send in videos of their dogs and cats, for a chance to have the videos included in the promotional campaign.
Official synopsis
- 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.[10]
Voice cast
- Chris Pratt - Garfield
- Nicholas Hoult - Jon Arbuckle[11]
- Harvey Guillén - Odie[12]
- Samuel L. Jackson - Vic
- Hannah Waddingham - Jinx
- Ving Rhames - Otto
- Cecily Strong - Marge
- Bowen Yang - Nolan
- Brett Goldstein - Roland
- Snoop Dogg - Snoop Catt[13]
- Ernest Guillart - Cooper[14]
- Janelle James - Olivia
- TBA - Liz Wilson
- TBA - Nermal[15]
Plot
Garfield has an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, a scruffy street cat who draws him into a high-stakes heist.
Soundtrack
Main article: The Garfield Movie (soundtrack)
The soundtrack is to be composed by John Debney.
Release
The Garfield Movie was originally scheduled for release on February 16, 2024.[16] In November of 2022, when more of the cast was announced, the release was scheduled for May 24, 2024.[17] It was apparently delayed "due to the post-production jam", along with other films from Sony Pictures.[3]
The official trailer that was released on November 13, 2023 states the film will be released to theaters in "Summer 2024".
The music video for "Let It Roll" was released on April 12. 2024, promoting the song release and film.
Trivia
- This will be the first Garfield animated project since 2007's Garfield Gets Real where Garfield and Jon are not voiced by Frank Welker and Wally Wingert, respectively.
- This will be the first movie released after the sale of Davis' Paws Incorporated to Viacom (now Paramount Global) in 2019.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment received the film rights to the film in 2016, resulting in Sony Pictures distributing the film.
- This is the first Garfield movie to not be produced or distributed by 20th Century Studios (formerly known as 20th Century Fox).
- This is the sixth Garfield movie and the third to be in theaters.
- This is the first theatrical Garfield movie since Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties in 2006.
- This is the fourth fully animated Garfield movie, and the first to be in theaters.
- It marks the return of Binky the Clown to the franchise almost 34 years since his last appearance.
- This film is dedicated to Randy Fullmer; Dindal's producer, a businessman and executive for The Walt Disney Company who died on July 10, 2023.
- This will be the first time Odie is voiced by someone other than Gregg Berger in an animated Garfield production since 1982.
Marketing
Included at the end of the official trailer was a promotion for viewers to send in videos of their cats or dogs acting like Garfield for a chance to have the video included in the marketing campaign for the movie. Suggested activities in the video submissions include being hungry, lazy, mischievous or hilarious.
Gallery
- Main article: The Garfield Movie/Gallery
Trailers
Clips
Audio
Featurettes
Shorts & Promos
External links
- Official website
- "We want to hear from you" marketing site with info about submitting cat and dog videos to be included in the marketing campaign
- Link to the marketing site provided by the QR code in the official trailer (Using this link may help with showing the marketing campaign is successful)
- Casting Call section on the official website for submitting videos
- The Garfield Movie at Facebook
- The Garfield Movie at Instagram
- The Garfield Movie at TikTok
- The Garfield Movie at X (formerly Twitter)
References
- ↑ https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/11/13/john-debney-scoring-mark-dindals-the-garfield-movie/
- ↑ http://garfield.com/news/alcon-entertainment-gets-animated-with-garfield
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://deadline.com/2022/09/sony-kraven-the-hunter-madame-web-karate-kid-1235121120/
- ↑ http://www.nickalive.net/2022/09/sony-shifts-garfield-movie-to-may-24.html
- ↑ https://variety.com/2018/film/news/garfield-director-mark-dindal-chicken-little-1203026453/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2021/11/garfield-chris-pratt-to-play-title-character-in-alcon-animated-film-1234865972/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/samuel-l-jackson-chris-pratt-garfield-animated-film-1235153202/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2022/08/garfield-adds-ving-rhames-nicholas-hoult-hannah-waddingham-cecily-strong-1235094576/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/garfield-movie-brett-goldstein-bowen-yang-1235256943/
- ↑ Synopsis from the official website
- ↑ https://twitter.com/GarfieldMovie/status/1732864508102623695
- ↑ https://twitter.com/harveyguillen/status/1724247392898199918
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3XjsSvwSuU
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garfield_Movie
- ↑ https://twitter.com/garfieldmovie/status/1774783779049197585
- ↑ "Sony Dates Animated Chris Pratt ‘Garfield’ Pic For Winter 2024", Deadline, August 3, 2022
- ↑ "‘Garfield’: ‘Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein & ‘SNL’s Bowen Yang Newest Additions To Alcon’s Animated Feature", Deadline, November 7, 2022