Fans are absolutely LOSING IT after it was announced that Chris Pratt will be voicing
the famously lazy cat, Garfield, in a new animated movie!
Let’s get into it.
It’s been a big year for Chris Pratt, with him working on exciting projects like Guardians
of the Galaxy: Volume 3 and more recently, the upcoming Super Mario Brothers movie.
The Mario project, which is still untitled, broke the internet when it was announced by
Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo earlier this year.
However, it wasn’t the movie’s premise that had people talking-- but rather, its
SUPERSTAR cast!
Featuring some of Hollywood's hottest actors like Anya Taylor-Joy, Keegan Michael-Key,
and Seth Rogan, the Mario movie boasts some seriously impressive talent.
But perhaps most of all, fans were BAFFLED when it was announced that Chris Pratt would
be voicing the titular character, Mario?
His casting raised quite a few eyebrows, with many wondering how Chris intends to join this
comedic cast to play the iconic Italian character.
And Chris may have just caused yet another UPROAR after it was announced that he will
also be voicing Garfield in a new animated movie!
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news on Monday morning, and gave some small details about
the film.
Chris also celebrated the news, sharing a pic of Garfield to his Instagram with the
caption, “Well this Monday doesn’t suck…”
The project, which also remains untitled as of now, is set to be directed by Mark Dindal,
and will follow the zany adventures of the famous lasagna-loving, Monday-hating cat.
It’s not the first big-time Garfield film
adaptation.
Bill Murray voiced the titular character in 2004’s Garfield and its sequel, Garfield:
A Tail of Two Kitties, in 2006.
It’s safe to say that while the original Garfield comic strips are generally well-loved,
the movie adaptations are...a little more controversial.
The 2006 sequel, A Tail of Two Kitties, currently has an embarrassingly low rating of 12% on
Rotten Tomatoes.
Yikes!
So after it was announced that Chris was cast in the role, fans went into a total FRENZY,
wondering why the A-lister has signed on to take his career in this direction.
And people on social media came THROUGH with some hilarious responses to Chris’ new role.
(Jon) “Oh Garfield, we have a visitor!” (Garfield) “Don’t tell me it’s Nermal.”
(Jon) “It’s Nermal!”
So yeah, let’s just say some...weren’t exactly happy with Chris’ casting.
On Twitter, this user wrote “We’ve gotta put a stop to Chris Pratt.”
Another person tweeted, “is Chris Pratt intent on ruining ALL of our childhood memories
or…?”
Others commented on Chris’ nonstop voice acting gigs, with one person saying, “Hollywood
DOES know there are other actors than Chris Pratt, right?”
However, plenty of fans also stood up for Chris, citing his previous voice acting experience
and comedy roots as the reasoning behind his casting.
“Being an action star’s all fine and dandy but all my Parks & Rec fans know this man
truly shines in comedy.
Good golly miss molly look at this cat and tell me you don’t see Chris Pratt.
Oh Sh*t that rhymed”
This fan clapped back after many users slammed Chris for accepting roles traditionally performed
by voice actors, saying “You do realize Chris Pratt started his career as a VA right?”
Chris does have an extensive background in voice acting.
he lent his talent to animated series like Ben 10 and The Batman before moving to feature
projects like 2014’s The Lego Movie and Disney/Pixar’s Onward.
And finally, this person went on to defend Chris’ casting, saying “Chris Pratt really
doesn't deserve all this hate because he is voicing an animated character, when people
still have yet to hear how he would sound as Mario and Garfield.”
For now, I guess all we can do is wait and see exactly how Chris plans on tackling these
roles!
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