The first film, in which Garfield met again with his father (with the voice of Samuel L. Jackson), was a resounding success, raising more than 260 million dollars worldwide.
Chris Pratt He will give his voice again to the classic character in the next animated sequel to Alcon Entertainment of the film Garfield: away from homelast year, based on the popular comic strip of Jim Davis. Sony Pictures will distribute it globally (except China).
The first film, in which Garfield met again with his father (with the voice of Samuel L. Jackson), It was a resounding success, raising more than 260 million dollars worldwide.
Alcon acquired the rights of Davis, who will be the executive producer of the sequel with Bridget McMeel, from Amuse. John Cohen and Steven P. Wegner will be producers, along with the directors of Alcon, Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, who made the announcement. Pratt will also be producer of the film.
Namit Malhotra producer, Prime Focus Studios, will co -produce the film along with Alcon Entertainment, with Malhotra also as a producer. Dneg Animation will return as an animation partner, which is very positive, considering that his work in the first film is really phenomenal.
The producers are currently in conversations with possible writers and directors and the additional casting will be announced shortly.
Chris Pratt and his relationship with animated films
Pratt has a long career in the world of animation, starting with LEGO: The movie In 2014 (he returned to his sequel in 2019), Onward from Pixar in 2020 and Super Mario Bros.: The movie In 2023. earlier this year he starred in The Electric State For Netflix (which was not an animated film, but it had many animated characters) and has the thriller Mercythat Amazon MGM Studios premieres in January. Pratt will also return to the sequel to Super Mario Brosscheduled for spring of 2026.
The comic strip “Garfield” debuted in June 1978 and quickly became one of the greatest growth of all time, appearing in 2580 newspapers and magazines. (It started with 41 newspapers). Currently, it holds the record of being the most distributed comic strip in the world.
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