GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Star Chris Pratt Becomes GARFIELD In New Look At Upcoming Animated Reboot

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Star Chris Pratt Becomes GARFIELD In New Look At Upcoming Animated Reboot

After taking on the title role in The Super Mario Bros., Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) will next lend his voice to Garfield. You can check out a new look at the lasagne-loving cat here...

By JoshWilding - Oct 31, 2023 08:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Animated Features
Source: Toonado.com

Chris Pratt put himself on the map by playing Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation, but he's since become a bona fide Hollywood megastar after taking on lead roles in the Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, and Jurassic World franchises.

However, we've also seen the actor make his mark in the animated realm, lending his voice to The LEGO Movie, Pixar's Onward and, perhaps most controversially, The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Pratt managed to prove the haters wrong with his take on Mario, though the video game icon isn't the only iconic character he's set to play. Next up? Everyone's favourite lasagne-loving cat, Garfield. Created as a comic strip by Jim Davis in 1978, Bill Murray previously lent his voice to the furry feline, so we're undeniably intrigued to see how Pratt's approach differs. 

The animated Garfield reboot was first announced way back in 2016, and after multiple delays, a new look at the iconic cat was revealed this past weekend (via Toonado.com) to celebrate National Cat Day. You can take a closer look at this upcoming movie's take on the character below. 

That looks like Garfield, alright, and we're sure Pratt has something unique planned to make this role his own. It might not be long before we find out what this is because the movie has been dated for a May 24, 2024 release and we're guessing a trailer will be with us before the holidays. 

Alongside Pratt, Garfield's impressive ensemble includes Samuel L. Jackson (who has been cast as Garfield's father, marking the first time we've met that character in any media), Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham, Cecily Strong, Ving Rhames, Brett Goldstein, and Bowen Yang. 

Mark Dindal (The Emperor's New Groove) directs the movie from a screenplay by David Reynolds (Finding Nemo).

Last year, the Guardians of the Galaxy star took to Twitter/X to tease the project when he said, "Get ready for some Garfield! Coming to theaters on President’s Day weekend 2024. Finally, a Monday you’re not going to hate! I have been deep in research on this one. Mostly eating lasagna. But also licking myself clean."

Are you excited for Garfield? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Jacory
Jacory - 10/31/2023, 8:20 AM
My mans on a role.
RealTurner
RealTurner - 10/31/2023, 8:26 AM
@Jacory - It's the roll of a lifetime.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 10/31/2023, 1:19 PM
@Jacory - I guess he's going to be our new Mark Hamil. Once the space adventure franchise ended, he became a glorified voice actor.
Jacory
Jacory - 10/31/2023, 3:50 PM
@RealTurner - I see what you did there. I realize my mistake. Well plaid.
ImBatman4realz
ImBatman4realz - 10/31/2023, 8:34 AM
Chris Pratt “becomes” Garfield? I swear Josh has the strangest prose out there.

Pratt is voicing a cartoon character, Josh LFMAO 🙄
sully
sully - 10/31/2023, 3:38 PM
@ImBatman4realz - Josh is certainly a clown, but this wording is a pretty petty thing to be whining about.
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 10/31/2023, 8:38 AM
Guys, our years of outcry for a Garfield reboot has payed off! The studios DO listen to the fans! 😺
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 10/31/2023, 1:24 PM
@Izaizaiza - They always did. Fans got the Josstice League after firing Zack Snyder for making a dark DC universe and Kathleen Kennedy gave them Rise of the Skywalker with more returning actors and family connections that they asked for after Rian Johnson killed most of them in TLJ.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 10/31/2023, 8:47 AM
Pratt oddly looks like Garfield now that I think of it
CoHost
CoHost - 10/31/2023, 8:48 AM
Dude's gonna Venkman one of these days.
mdwilliamson24
mdwilliamson24 - 10/31/2023, 8:57 AM
Chris Pratts not a cat!
How is he the right choice to provide the voice for a cat?
tylerzero
tylerzero - 10/31/2023, 8:58 AM
I loved Garfield when I was a single-digit-year-old kid in the early-80s.

Nostalgia wasn't enough for me to give a damn when they first made a movie with Murray. Not gonna happen again.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/31/2023, 9:18 AM
They got the wrong Parks and Rec actor for this
Skestra
Skestra - 10/31/2023, 9:23 AM
@GhostDog - Any role not offered to Nick Offerman was given to the wrong actor.
Origame
Origame - 10/31/2023, 9:51 AM
@Skestra - nick Offerman for lois lane.
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 10/31/2023, 9:55 AM
@GhostDog - I didn’t know I wanted this casting until just now.
supermanrex
supermanrex - 10/31/2023, 9:25 AM
i cant wait to see this but there is no way this is making its may 24th release with the strike been going on all year and no signs of stopping anytime soon.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/31/2023, 9:57 AM
@supermanrex - I'd normally say that, if they're announcing an animated film will be out in 6 months, the movie's already in the can, but Spider-Verse 3 taught us that, no, sometimes they just forget to start working on a movie. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/31/2023, 10:20 AM
First the Lego movie, then the Mario movie, and now the Garfield movie. Pratt really is trying voice anything from my childhood. Only thing missing now is the Monopoly man and Optimus Prime
MrDandy
MrDandy - 10/31/2023, 10:39 AM
Does Hollywood know there are people besides Chris Pratt that do voice acting?
dracula
dracula - 10/31/2023, 11:50 AM
The bill murray movies suck but going to be tough to top hiim

Bill murray just naturally sounds like garfield

You known he only signed on for the movie because he thought one of the coen brothers wrote it
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/31/2023, 2:29 PM
Another animated movie where Chris Pratt as the title character will be the worst thing about it?
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