New Jersey native Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts comic strip has been picked up by 20th Century Fox to be made into a feature film.
The Hollywood Reporter says McDonnell and his brother Robert will write the script with Patrick also serving as executive producer. If you aren’t familiar, Mutts is a daily syndicated comic strip that began in 1994 and runs in newspapers across the country. It’s about a dog and cat duo, Earl and Mooch, and their daily adventures that occasionally feature their elderly owners or other animals (plus Little Pink Socks!). McDonnell also champions many animal-related welfare causes like adoption and endangered species. There’s even Animal Friendly license plates with the Mutts characters here in NJ.
“Fox has had success in the comics-to-movie genre before,” writes THR, “The studio made two films based on the popular Garfield comic strip that grossed nearly $350 million combined worldwide. The Mutts project was brought in by Fox Animation executive Ralph Millero.”
Here’s hoping the film is made with classic animation, which would better compliment McDonnell’s style, rather than the Garfield CGI route. Regardless, this is awesome news for me, I love Mutts and it’s nice to see a fellow New Jersyite get the attention he so deserves.
July 29th, 2011 at 7:05 am
Best. News. EVER!
July 29th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Great news… yet worrisome at the same time. I think the strip would translate better to the TV special media, in the way that Peanuts did, before the big screen. That said, with the McDonnell’s closely involved, I think whichever way it’s done will stay close and pure to its source.
February 14th, 2012 at 12:55 am
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October 30th, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Each morning I turn to my books of mutts cartoons for a daily bit of joy,laughter, and taste of good humor,
My. Brother was a cartoonist, who if he was alive today, would no doubt identify with Patrick’s great sense of I observation and motion of his charactors.
For Mother’s Day this year my daughter. Gave me a mooch button saying “mama” and a winter print of earl and mooch with heads turned up to. The sky watching the snow flakes
This print is so small I have trouble spelling the words correctly,but at 83 years it would be great if someone would send him my fan letter. Thank you, Patrick and Robert.