Marmaduke - The Movie

*Raph's Girl* · 03-07-2009, 12:55 AM

http://www.mania.com/marmaduke-movie...le_113533.html

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Brad Anderson's long-running 'Marmaduke' is the latest comic strip headed to the big screen. 20th Century Fox has signed 'Shanghai Noon' director Tom Dey to bring the lovable but mischievous Great Dane to the big screen.

This will be the dog's first venture into feature film territory. Surprisingly the character has appeared in animation before, guest starring on the cat-oriented toons 'Heathcliff' and 'Garfield and Friends'.

Fox has done well at the box office with animal features, including the live-action/animation hybrids 'Garfield' and 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' not to mention the surprise hit 'Marley and Me'.

The studio is not saying whether this movie will be all animated (like their 2008 CGI hit 'Horton Hears a Who'), a live-action/animated hybrid, or all live-action. Given the choice of directors we're guessing one of the latter two.

ok.. Hollywood has officially run out of ideas. Yes...sure... a movie about a Great Dane that DOESN'T talk... awesome idea...I've been a fan of Marmaduke all my life and I don't remember at all seeing him in Garfield and Heathcliff...

*The Stryker* · 03-07-2009, 01:43 AM

MY CHILDHOOD!!!

RAM BAM · 03-07-2009, 11:58 PM

I can see it being all CG.

*XERO* · 03-08-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RAM BAM

I can see it being all CG.

I can see it being all crappy.

**Jester** · 03-08-2009, 09:01 PM

2 questions:

Does anyone else see this as a Beethoven rip off only with a Great Dane instead of a St. Bernard?

Where is the long awaited Heathcliff movie?

*XERO* · 03-08-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

Does anyone else see this as a Beethoven rip off only with a Great Dane instead of a St. Bernard?

Not unless they include the 'Doggone Funny' segments.

Peanut · 03-08-2009, 09:33 PM

Raph's Girl, do everyone a favor and shove your unfunny, sarcastic, and totally "original" movie and TV show complaint threads right up your ass. Please. No more!

*Drtooth* · 03-10-2009, 09:55 AM

Beethoven clone is all that comes to mind. Really.

But is Marmaduke sustainable for 90 minutes? There's the question.

I don't even think he proved he could sustain 6 minutes in a cartoon show. Unlike Garfield or Heathcliff, Marmaduke's humor works best as a one panel comic strip, and I don't think I've seen him any other way.

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Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	Beethoven clone is all that comes to mind. Really. But is Marmaduke sustainable for 90 minutes? There's the question. I don't even think he proved he could sustain 6 minutes in a cartoon show. Unlike Garfield or Heathcliff, Marmaduke's humor works best as a one panel comic strip, and I don't think I've seen him any other way. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

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