Brett Goldstein and Bowen Yang are the newest additions to the cast of the animated ‘Garfield’ film in the works from Alcon Entertainment
. The actors join an ensemble led by Chris Pratt which also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham, Cecily Strong and Ving Rhames, as previously announced.
The film being helmed by Mark Dindal is based on Jim Davis’ iconic same-name cartoon strip, which follows a cynical and lazy orange cat and his interactions with his owner, Jon Arbuckle, along with his fellow pet, Odie. Details as to Goldstein and Yang’s roles haven’t been disclosed. But Paul Kaplan & Mark Torgove and David Reynolds adapted the screenplay, with DNEG Animation animating and producing the film alongside Alcon Entertainment. John Cohen and Steven P. Wegner are producing alongside Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, as well as DNEG CEO Namit Malhotra and President Tom Jacomb, with Davis, Andrews McMeel Entertainment’s Bridget McMeel and Craig Sost exec producing.