GARFIELD II: A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES, NOW IN PRODUCTION
The sequel to the $198 million blockbuster,
Garfield: The Movie is now in production! The
fat cat will reign again in GARFIELD'S A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES projected
to make its mark in theaters summer 2006.
Bill Murray, the highly
acclaimed actor and comedian, will return as the voice of Garfield.
Twentieth Century Fox and Davis
Entertainment signed Tim Hill to direct Garfield's highly anticipated
return to the silver screen. Hill's directing credits include Max
Keeble's Big Move and Muppets in Space. He was also
a writer on Nickelodeon Films’ SpongeBob SquarePants
Movie and has writing, directing, and producing credits for
Nickelodeon for One Hundred Deeds of Eddie McDowd and Action
League Now. At Comedy Central, Hill was the writer-director
of the half-hour comedy Exit 57.
Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow,
who wrote GARFIELD: THE MOVIE and Toy Story, are back
on board to continue the story of Garfield, Odie, and Jon in their
next cinematic undertaking, and, John Davis (Garfield:
The Movie, Dr. Doolittle 1 and 2, Daddy Day Care)
returns to take the reins for the production of the film.
In his all-new movie adventure,
Garfield follows his owner, Jon, to England — the land of
the royals — where Garfield is mistaken for a noble
cat who has inherited a castle. Garfield savors the royal treatment
afforded by his loyal subjects, including an eager-to-please butler,
a (very) English bulldog, a duck, hare, goose, bull, ferret – and
a Shakespeare-quoting mouse. However, Garfield’s reign is
in jeopardy. The nefarious Lord Dargis is determined to do away
with Garfield, so he can turn the castle into a resort. Meanwhile,
Garfield’s royal double, Prince XII — the castle’s
true master — has surfaced and made his way back home. Garfield
and Prince, along with faithful pooch Odie and the castle’s
menagerie; join forces to save the castle and thwart Dargis’ plans.
Once again, the film will mix
CGI technology (Rhythm & Hues) with live-action performances
by Breckin Meyer, resuming his role as Garfield’s long-suffering
owner, Jon Arbuckle, and Jennifer Love Hewitt reprising her role
as veterinarian Liz Wilson, Jon’s love-interest.
Actor, writer, and top
United Kingdom comedian Billy Connolly, star of Lemony
Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Still Crazy, and The
Last Samurai, plays a key role, that of Lord Dargis.
TM & © 2006 Twentieth
Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
