Editing Garfield (section)

===Films===
{{Main|Garfield: The Movie|Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties|The Garfield Movie}}
A [[Live action|live-action]]/[[Computer animation|computed animated]] film titled ''[[Garfield: The Movie]]'' was released in theaters on June 11, 2004, and a sequel titled ''[[Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties]]'' was released on June 16, 2006. Both films were released by [[20th Century Fox]] with actor [[Bill Murray]] voicing the character in both films. Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, the films were both commercial successes. Three direct-to-video films were released by [[Paws, Inc.]] in cooperation with [[Davis Entertainment]]: ''[[Garfield Gets Real]]'' on November 20, 2007, ''[[Garfield's Fun Fest]]'' on August 5, 2008, and ''[[Garfield's Pet Force]]'' on June 16, 2009.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McCance |first=Rodney |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WA8zgEACAAJ |title=The Creation of Garfield |date=2021 |publisher=Pen & Sword Books Limited |isbn=978-1-5267-6834-6 |language=en}}</ref>

On May 24, 2016, it was announced that [[Alcon Entertainment]] would develop a new CG-animated ''[[The Garfield Movie|Garfield]]'' film, with John Cohen and Steven P. Wegner producing, and [[Mark Dindal]] directing the feature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/garfield-animated-movie-alcon-1201781160/|title='Garfield' Animated Movie in the Works at Alcon|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movieweb.com/movie/garfield/|title=Garfield is Getting a Fully CG-Animated Movie Reboot|access-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/mark-dindal-to-direct-all-animated-garfield-feature-for-alcon-166468.html|title=Mark Dindal To Direct All-Animated 'Garfield' Feature For Alcon|date=November 12, 2018|website=Cartoon Brew}}</ref> In August 2019, [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]] acquired the rights to Garfield, leaving the status of the movie for the time uncertain, with Dindal confirming that the film was still in production in December 2020.<ref name="Steinberg" /><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2020/12/18/wdfm-mark-dindal-event-recap/|title=Happily Ever After Hours with Animator and Filmmaker Mark Dindal|date=December 19, 2020|access-date=December 20, 2020}}</ref> On November 1, 2021, [[Chris Pratt]] was announced as the voice of Garfield, with animation being provided by [[DNEG]], a production company of the film. [[David Reynolds (screenwriter)|David Reynolds]] was announced as the screenwriter of the film, reuniting him with Dindal after they worked together on ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]''. [[Sony Pictures]] will maintain global distribution rights for the film, apart from China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/garfield-chris-pratt-to-play-title-character-in-alcon-animated-film-1234865972/|title='Garfield': Chris Pratt To Voice Title Character In Alcon Entertainment's Animated Film|last=Grobar|first=Matt|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref>  On May 24, 2022, [[Samuel L. Jackson]] joined the voice cast as Vic, Garfield's father.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-05-24 |title=Samuel L. Jackson Joins Chris Pratt In Alcon Entertainment's 'Garfield'|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/samuel-l-jackson-joins-chris-pratt-in-alcon-entertainments-garfield-1235031537/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Deadline}}</ref> In September 2022, the film was scheduled to be released on May 24, 2024.<ref name="collider_com" />