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‘Emporer’s New Groove’ Director to Helm Animated ‘Garfield’ Movie

Karl Smith by Karl Smith
November 17, 2018
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Garfield

[Jim Davis]

Garfield
[Paws, Inc.]
Alcon Entertainment is bringing our favourite lasagna-loving cat Garfield to the big screen, this time in a fully-animated form. Not only that, but it was also announced via Variety that Mark Dindal, the prolific writer and director of Cats Don’t Dance, The Emperor’s New Groove, and Chicken Little, will make his long-awaited directorial comeback with this project.

Dindal stated in the press release that “Comic strip characters have always had a special appeal to me. To have this opportunity to make a film with a classic character like Garfield is a privilege and a thrill.” The animation veteran will adapt from a screenplay written by Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgove, with pre-production starting in Los Angeles next month.

The rights for Garfield were acquired by Alcon in 2016, with the intent to create a CG-animated movie franchise based on the comics. Garfield creator Jim Davis will serve as an executive producer on the project along with Bridget McMeel, while John Cohen (The Angry Birds Movie) and Steven P. Wegner (Racing Stripes) will act as producers.

Regarding Dindal’s opportunity, Alcon presidents Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove said: “Jim Davis’ beloved creation has been an international sensation for all ages for decades and we are thrilled to partner with Mark Dindal, who has brought delightful characters to life throughout the years. We are excited to see what he does with Garfield.”

Ongoing since 1978, Garfield is currently the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip, appearing in 2,580 newspapers and journals, and spawning many screen adaptations. These include the classic Garfield & Friends animated show, two live-action movies by 20th Century Fox featuring Bill Murray as the titular CG feline, video games like Garfield Kart, and much more.

Although no release date, animation studio, or distributor is mentioned, it should be assumed that Warner Bros. would be handling this in their current partnership with Alcon. If this is the case, this would ironically make Dindal’s directorial works come full circle, starting with a cat-themed movie at Warner Bros. and ending up with another cat-themed movie at the same studio.

Speaking of which, Dindal has not directed an animated feature since 2005’s Chicken Little, even though I believe that movie’s problems are more due to Disney’s desperate push to make it a Shrek-like success. Now that he’s been granted another chance to showcase his talents, especially with a popular character like Garfield, that idea alone sounds like he could something both highly enjoyable and faithful to the comics, much more so than the live-action ones.

Are you excited for the big screen return of Garfield and director Mark Dindal? Feed the comments section with your thoughts!

Tags: Alcon EntertainmentgarfieldJim DavisMark Dindal
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Deep down in New Zealand, Karl "Karlamon" Smith is a Kiwi who is passionate in animation, seeing it as an artistic medium that expresses vast creativity and brings unique characters and worlds to life. Whenever an animation-related fact pops up, it will more than likely be cemented in his brain for a long time. Some of his favourite animated movies include Zootopia, Balto, Bolt, Over the Hedge, The Fox and the Hound, the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, The Iron Giant, and The Prince of Egypt. Prior to contributing to Rotoscopers, Karl has served as a bureaucrat on Ice Age Wiki, and a moderator/site builder/news reporter on Animation Source. Karl is also a Computer Science and Digital Design graduate of AUT University. That, and with his additional fascination in aviation, he hopes someday to be both an animator and a pilot (if that is even possible).

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