Alcon Entertainment is moving forward on its “Garfield” animated feature project with Mark Dindal on board to direct.
Dindal’s credits include “The Emperor’s New Groove” and “Chicken Little.” He’s directing from a screenplay by the writing team of Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgove. Pre-production is set to begin next month in Los Angeles.
Alcon bought the “Garfield” rights in 2016 from Jim Davis, the creator of the Garfield comic series and brand. Davis will be an executive producer. Alcon said Monday that its goal is to build a franchise of fully CG-animated Garfield feature films.
John Cohen (“Despicable Me”) and Steven P. Wegner (“Dolphin Tale 2″) brought the project to Alcon and will produce along with Alcon toppers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Bridget McMeel from Amuse will executive produce with Davis.
“Jim Davis’ beloved creation has been an international sensation for all ages for decades and we...
Dindal’s credits include “The Emperor’s New Groove” and “Chicken Little.” He’s directing from a screenplay by the writing team of Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgove. Pre-production is set to begin next month in Los Angeles.
Alcon bought the “Garfield” rights in 2016 from Jim Davis, the creator of the Garfield comic series and brand. Davis will be an executive producer. Alcon said Monday that its goal is to build a franchise of fully CG-animated Garfield feature films.
John Cohen (“Despicable Me”) and Steven P. Wegner (“Dolphin Tale 2″) brought the project to Alcon and will produce along with Alcon toppers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Bridget McMeel from Amuse will executive produce with Davis.
“Jim Davis’ beloved creation has been an international sensation for all ages for decades and we...
- 11/12/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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