Owen Wilson certainly seems to like dogs. After running around cleaning up after a labrador in Marley & Me, Wilson has now signed up for Marmaduke, in which he’ll get to voice the famous comic strip great dane. In fact the film basically sounds like Marley & Me but with talking animals, as it will follow the Winslows, who move from Kansas to Orange County with their dog Marmaduke, a slobbery pooch who creates chaos wherever he goes. The film will apparently see Maramaduke having to negotiate as mutts vs. pedigree turf war, in order to woo the dog of his dreams.
Judy Greer, Lee Pace and William H. Macy will take the main human roles in the film, while Fergie, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon Wayans and Marlon Wayans will be voicing the animals.
As Marley and Me grossed $250 million around the world and not even one animal said a word, the makers of Marmaduke are obviously hoping to equal or better that success, especially as it’s based on the famous comic strip that has been running since 1954.
The live action/CG Marmaduke flick will be directed by Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon, Failure To Launch) and is due in cinemas next summer. (Source: THR)