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Just a month later, Tomorrow War star Chris Pratt is back in the spotlight, receiving criticism online. News of the 42-year-old actor being cast as the voice of Garfield in an upcoming animated feature was first revealed in an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter.
Fans of Garfield comics were shocked to learn that Chris Pratt will be voicing the titular cat who despises Mondays and loves lasagna. Bill Murray previously portrayed the orange feline in two live-action films in 2004 and 2006.
News of Chris Pratt's association with the upcoming Garfield film comes 38 days after Illumination and Nintendo's announcement of the actor voicing Mario in a 2022 movie. In a similar turn of events, Twitteratis were borderline enraged at Pratt being cast as the voice of iconic video-game character Mario.
Here's how Garfield fans reacted to the news of Chris Pratt voicing the character in an upcoming film
Just like the reactions to the Guardians of the Galaxy actor being cast as Mario, people have targeted Chris Pratt again with memes and opinions. Several fans also lamented over Bill Murray not reprising his role as the voice of the titular cat.
Ironically, Murray's Garfield duology was critically poorly received, and the actor himself had publicly expressed regrets over it.
The film will be directed by Mark Dindal of The Emperor's New Groove fame. Meanwhile, Oscar-nominated David Reynolds of Finding Nemo fame will pen the screenplay alongside Paul A. Kaplan.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, DNEG will handle the animation and produce the film with Alcon Entertainment. Furthermore, Sony Pictures is set to distribute the movie worldwide, except in China.
Why does Chris Pratt get such criticisms?
Almost a year earlier, the Parks and Recreation star was labeled the "worst Chris" amongst other famed actors of the same name, including his Marvel co-stars Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth. Chris Pine was also on the list of "Chrises" who beat Pratt.
The controversy against him spawned from Pratt allegedly canceling an appearance at a Joe Biden rally which also included his other Marvel co-stars.
The actor has received much hate over these allegations. Some even touted him as a MAGA (Trump's campaign - Make America Great Again) supporter. It must be noted that Pratt has never publicly spoken about his political affiliation.
Other than several allegations, no other legitimate controversy has arisen against Chris Pratt that would justify the amount of hate the actor receives online.
