Owen Wilson is going to the dogs.
First he starred alongside an adorable golden lab in Marley and Me, and now he will be starring as…well, as a dog himself.
Wilson has signed on to voice the role of Marmaduke, the title character of a long-running comic strip that is being made into a live action film by Fox.
The cartoon, and subsequently the movie, follows the antics of Marmaduke, a mischievous Great Dane. In the film, we’ll see Marmaduke encounter a Mutts vs. Pedigrees battle over territory, attempt to woo the lady-dog of his dreams, and overcome a fall from grace.
Acting alongside Wilson will be Judy Greer, Lee Pace and William H. Macy as the humans in the film, with Fergie, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans providing voices to the non-human characters.
The film will be directed by Tom Dey and produced by John Davis in time for a release date in June 2010.
