OWEN WILSON IS MARMADUKE
11.03.09
Continuing their tradition of making actors do embarrassing stunts for money, Fox has hired Owen Wilson to be the voice of Marmaduke (rest of the cast here). Fox is essentially Hollywood’s answer to the guys from Bumfights.
Wilson’s boarding is the last piece of the puzzle for the live-action/CG movie, which has shades of Fox’s surprise smash “Marley & Me” [i.e., it involves a dog -Ed.] and follows a family named the Winslows who move from Kansas to Orange County with their dog Marmaduke, a slobbery pooch who creates chaos wherever he goes. Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon, Failure to Launch) is directing, and John Davis is producing the family comedy, which has a June 2010 release date. [THR]
For his part, Owen Wilson has been preparing for the role by playing basically the same character in You, Me, and Dupree.
MATT DILLON: “Dupree! Did you crap on the carpet again? You’re the worst house guest ever!”
OWEN WILSON: “Hey, man, I’m a free spirit.”
(*air guitar*)
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There’s this great scene where Marmaduke runs off with with some little Malty-Poo into the desert. Practically swallows her whole.
Oh man, if Marmaduke slobbers on their awkward neighbor, Urkel, I might pee myself.
I hope it’s not about a black family. 2 hours of a dog tied to a tree with chain and a Master Lock isn’t going to be that funny.
With Wilson set as the voice of the title character the film’s screenwriters took the next natural step in rewriting Marmaduke as a pugnose
I figured this movie would just be Jennifer Aniston rubbing peanut butter on her cooze and calling Marmaduke “Brad” for 90 minutes.
God, please tell me this end just like Marley and Me.
@ MIZ: what if it was a white family in blackface instead?
Owen Wilson is also working on his own version of Old Yeller, except at the end he takes himself out behind the barn.
Well, that’s just racist. And then it’s just 2 hours of the dog barking at them.
In fairness, they tried getting James Earl Jones first, but he told them he’d cut their nuts off if they ever asked a stupid question like that again and slammed down the receiver (sources were unclear as to whether he yelled Cowabunga).
Where’s Michael Vick when we need him?
The appearance of Owen’s nose is a direct result of his refusal to poop outside.
Projectionists should probably but plastic baggies over their hands before handling this film.
True story: The Mighty Feklahr’s patronly figure reads Marmaduke EVERY DAY to see if one of the cartoons will actually ever be funny. THIS IS THE REASON WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS!!!
Marmadookie.
I would love to see this movie but every time I try, it sticks it’s nose in my crotch.
TRUE! Owen Wilson shits on floors. A caterer told me.
I like the part where Marmaduke attempts suicide by swallowing a bunch of pills and washes them down with toilet water.
Is the dog that played Beethoven dead?
Haven’t I used this joke before anyway?
Owen’s gonna drag his butt down the red carpet on opening night.
Lee Pace agreed to this?! I’m sorry, I’m too upset to make jokes now.
http://marmadukeexplained.blogspot.com/2009/03/sperm-joke.html