Chris Pratt has signed on to re-voice Garfield in Alcon Entertainment’s animated theatrical motion picture sequel to The Garfield Movie, which is based on the popular comic strip Garfield. Sony Pictures will distribute.
The agreement was announced by Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.
The Garfield Movie was released in May 2024 and earned more over $260 million globally. Sony Pictures released the animated picture worldwide (except China).
Alcon bought the rights from Jim Davis, the creator of the Garfield comic strip and brand, who will serve as Executive Producer on the sequel alongside Bridget McMeel from Amuse.
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Amazon MGM Studios is developing the dark comedy series ‘God’s Country’ from John Owen Lowe and Samir Mehta, with Chris Pratt as executive producer. The film will be produced by John Cohen (The Garfield Movie, Despicable Me, Angry Birds), Steven P. Wegner, and Alcon principals Kosove and Johnson. Pratt will also serve as a producer on the picture.
Namit Malhotra’s production business, Prime Focus Studios, will co-produce the picture with Alcon Entertainment, and Malhotra will also serve as producer. Following the success of its work on the first film, DNEG Animation has returned as an animation partner.
Producers are currently speaking with possible writers and directors, and additional casting will be announced soon.
Pratt recently starred in Walt Disney Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and provided the lead voice in the original Garfield film. He will also appear in Mercy, which will be published by Amazon MGM, as well as Way Of The Warrior Kid, which will be distributed by Apple and Skydance.
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The Garfield comic strip was created by cartoonist Jim Davis and premiered in June 1978. It chronicles the cynical and indolent orange cat and his interactions with his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and fellow pet Odie, the affectionate dog.
Garfield first appeared in 41 newspapers, but its success and rapid popularity made it one of the fastest growing comic strips of all time, eventually appearing in 2,580 newspapers and journals and reaching an estimated viewership of 260 million. Garfield is currently the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip.
Pratt is represented by UTA, Rise Management, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Jeannette Hill, Executive Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Alcon Entertainment, negotiated the agreement on the company’s behalf.
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