Dog Man is an upcoming American animated superhero comedy film based on Dav Pilkey's children's graphic novel series Dog Man, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. A spin-off and story within a story of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) and the second film in the Captain Underpants franchise, it is being written & directed by Peter Hastings. The film stars the voices of Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Poppy Liu, Stephen Root, Billy Boyd and Ricky Gervais with Hastings providing vocal effects for the titular character.
DreamWorks Animation announced a film adaptation of Dog Man in December 2020, with Hastings set to direct after his experience with Pilkey's works from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–2020). Karen Foster joined as a producer in January 2024, and the cast was announced that September.
Dog Man is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on January 31, 2025.
Premise[]
When a human police officer named Knight and his dog Greg are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history when Dog Man is born. Dog Man must protect and serve as he doggedly pursues the feline Petey the Cat, but the unexpected arrival of Li'l Petey changes their dynamic.[2][3]
Voice cast[]
- Peter Hastings as the vocal effects of Dog Man, a hybrid between a dog and a police officer who was created as a result of a medical operation that fused an injured Officer Knight together with his pet dog, Greg. Keeping in line with the source material, Dog Man does not speak, although Hastings still provides his barks and expressions.[4]
- Hastings also provides the vocal effects of Greg, Officer Knight's dog whose head is used to create Dog Man.
- Pete Davidson as Petey, a quick-witted and arrogant orange cat who is Dog Man's archenemy and the self-proclaimed "world's most evilest cat".[5][6]
- Lucas Hopkins as Li'l Petey, a kind-hearted kitten clone of Petey and Dog Man's sidekick.[4]
- Lil Rel Howery as Chief, the short-tempered police chief of the station Dog Man works at.[5][6]
- Isla Fisher as Sarah Hatoff, a news reporter.[6]
- Billy Boyd as Seamus, Sarah's cameraman.[6]
- Ricky Gervais as Flippy the Fish, a fish with telekinesis.[6]
- Stephen Root as Grampa, Petey's father.[6]
- Poppy Liu as Butler, Petey's assistant.[6]
Additionally, Laraine Newman, Melissa Villaseñor, Cheri Oteri, Kate Micucci, Maggie Wheeler, Pearce Bunting, Max Koch, and Rahnuma Panthaky have been cast in undisclosed roles.[7]
Production[]
Development[]
On December 9, 2020, DreamWorks Animation announced that a film based on the Captain Underpants spin-off graphic novel series Dog Man was in development, with Peter Hastings attached to direct after his experience with Dav Pilkey's works from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–20).[8] On January 29, 2024, following the release date announcement, DreamWorks announced that Karen Foster would serve as producer.[3]
On September 17, 2024, with the release of the first trailer, Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Poppy Liu, Stephen Root, Billy Boyd, and Ricky Gervais were revealed to be part of the film's voice cast.[5][6]
Animation[]
On October 6, 2023, the film was confirmed to be released in 2025, while it was also confirmed that Dog Man and Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie would be animated entirely at partner studios (excluding Sony Pictures Imageworks who was named as the animation partner for The Bad Guys 2).[9]
Unlike Captain Underpants, which was animated by Mikros Image and Technicolor Animation Productions, the film's animation is handled by Jellyfish Pictures, who previously did the animation for DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) and Spirit Untamed (2021), along with marketing custom animation for Trolls World Tour (2020) and providing additional production assets for The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021), The Bad Guys (2022), and Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024). Nate Wragg serves as production designer.[10]
Music[]
The film's score was composed by Tom Howe.[11]
Marketing[]
In May 2024, it was announced that Jakks Pacific and its costume division Disguise entered into a partnership with Dav Pilkey to make merchandise based on the Dog Man film along with the comic book series. A book featuring the art of the film was released on December 10, 2024, published by Abrams Books.[12] On September 17, 2024, the film's first trailer was released.[5][6]
Release[]
Dog Man is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on January 31, 2025.[3]
As part of Universal's long-term deal with Netflix, the film will stream on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix for the next ten, and returning to Peacock for the remaining four.[13][14]
References[]
- ↑ Dog Man (U) (December 24, 2024).
- ↑ DreamWorks' Dog Man Animated Movie Fetches 2025 Release Date (January 29, 2024).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Grobar, Matt (January 29, 2024). 'Dog Man' Movie Based On Books From 'Captain Underpants' Creator Set For 2025 Release From Universal And DWA.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.@Dreamworks (December 4, 2024). "RINGGG! 📞 This SUPA SQUAD answered the call! Watch this paw-some 🐾 cast ROOOMBA into theaters January 31! 🎟️🔥" (Tweet). Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Twitter.Template:Primary source inline
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maison, Jordan (September 17, 2024). "Meet Dog Man in First Trailer for Animated Film". Cinelinx. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Dog Man: Captain Underpants Spinoff Starring Pete Davidson Fetches First Tail-Wagging Trailer (17 September 2024).
- ↑ Instagram.Template:Primary source inline
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (9 December 2020). DreamWorks Developing Dav Pilkey's 'Dog Man' as Animated Feature.
- ↑ Dreamworks Shifting Away From In-House Production In Los Angeles; Sony Imageworks Is A New Production Partner (October 6, 2023).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Taylor, Drew (September 17, 2024). "'Dog Man' Director Explains the 'High-End Handmade' Visual Style of the 'Captain Underpants' Spinoff - Exclusive". TheWrap. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ↑ Tom Howe Scoring DreamWorks Animation's 'Dog Man' (en-US) (1 October 2024).
- ↑ Foster, Elizabeth (May 14, 2024). JAKKS Pacific Bites Into Upcoming Dog Man Movie From DreamWorks/Universal and Dav Pilkey's Global Bestselling Book Franchise for Toys and Costumes.
- ↑ Hayes, Dade (December 9, 2021). NBCUniversal's New Theatrical Window Scheme To Bring Films To Peacock After As Few As 45 Days Of Release. Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Moon, Mariella (2021-07-14). Netflix extends exclusive rights to Universal's animated films in the US (en).
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