Chris Pratt Joins Alcon Entertainment’s Animated Feature “Garfield” in Title Role Film Set for Release via Sony Pictures
By Matt Grobar
The Film Based on the Iconic Comic Strip with Mark Dindal Directing a Script by David Reynolds
LOS ANGELES, CA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021 – Chris Pratt will voice Garfield in Alcon Entertainments upcoming animated theatrical motion picture based on the iconic comic strip Garfield with Sony Pictures distributing globally (excluding China), it was announced by Alcon co-founders and co-CEO’s Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.
The script written by David Reynolds (Finding Nemo) is being directed by Mark Dindal (Chicken Little, Emperor’s New Groove).
Alcon acquired the rights from the creator of the Garfield comic series and brand, Jim Davis, who will also serve as an Executive Producer with Bridget McMeel from Amuse. John Cohen (Despicable Me, Angry Birds) and Steven P. Wegner will serve as producers along with Alcon principals Kosove and Johnson. Craig Sost will Executive Produce.
DNEG Animation will animate and produce the film with Alcon Entertainment with DNEG CEO Namit Malhotra and DNEG President Tom Jacomb both serving as producers.
Pratt most recently starred in Amazon’s The Tomorrow War and had a lead voice role in Disney/Pixar’s Onward. He will also be starring in Jurassic World: Dominion to be released by Universal Pictures and The Terminal List from MRC and Amazon Studios.
Reynolds is best known for writing the screenplay for Finding Nemo with Andrew Stanton and Bob Peterson, which he received numerous nominations and awards for, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Reynolds previously wrote the screenplay for The Emperor’s New Groove and spent many years writing for Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, the Garfield comic strip debuted in June 1978 and follows the cynical and lazy orange cat and his interactions with his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and fellow pet Odie, the lovable dog.
Garfield originally appeared in 41 newspapers, but its success and immediate popularity made it one of the fastest growing comic strips of all time, ultimately appearing in 2,580 newspapers and journals, with an estimated readership of 260 million. Garfield currently holds the record for being the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world.
Pratt is repped by UTA, Rise Management, and Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern. Reynolds is repped by The Gersh Agency.