The Garfield trailer introduces Chris Pratt’s interpretation of the cult cat

The trailer for the upcoming Garfield animated film looks back at the roots of the cute cat.

Chris Pratt returns to the sound booth after voicing Super Mario, now transforming into the ravenous cat created by Jim Davis for the Garfield movie, directed by Chicken Little’s Mark Dindal.

The first trailer for the new Garfield outing, which has been in development since 2016, gives fans a glimpse of the cat when he was just a stray kitten. The clip shows baby Garfield’s first encounter with his human John over a pepperoni pizza, which the cat devours in seconds before feasting on several other delicacies.

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Set to hit theaters next year, the film will shed some light on Garfield’s true parentage with the introduction of Vic, a street cat and the protagonist’s long-lost father, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson.

Despite their different lifestyles, Vic and Garfield show a striking resemblance and a similar appetite, which leaves little doubt about their relationship. In order to get to know the unkempt, tough Vic better, Garfield and his four-legged companion Odie become involved in a risky robbery and leave their comfortable lives behind.

In addition to Pratt and Jackson, the film features an all-star cast of voice actors, including Nicolas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Ving Rhames and Bowen Yang, as well as Harvey Guillén (What We Do In The Shadows) and Hannah Waddingham and Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso).

Originally scheduled for release in February 2024, The Garfield Movie is now set to hit U.S. theaters on May 24 of next year; release dates for other territories have yet to be confirmed.

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Elsewhere in the cat universe, another red cat is set to get its cinematic place in the sun: in the film adaptation of the video game “Stray”.

Branded by Digital Spy One of the best games of 2022, this game lets users play as a cute cat who befriends a drone. The two must navigate the dangers of a cyberpunk city populated by robots and flesh-eating eyeballs to get back home.

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