Pete Davidson voices a feline foe in an action-packed new animated film.
Primarily based on the bestselling ebook collection by Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey that kicked off in 2016, Canine Man is a few “trustworthy police canine and his human police officer proprietor,” who change into “injured collectively on the job,” per a synopsis.
Then, “a harebrained however life-saving surgical procedure fuses the 2 of them collectively, and Canine Man is born. Canine Man is sworn to guard and serve — and fetch, sit and roll over.”
Canine Man makes it his mission to impress his Chief (Lil Rel Howery) as he tries to “cease the beautiful evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat (Davidson).”
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“Petey’s newest plan is to clone himself, creating the kitten Lil Petey, to double his capacity to do crime stuff,” teases the synopsis. “Issues get difficult, although, when Lil Petey forges an sudden bond with Canine Man.”
Canine Man is directed by Peter Hastings, and the voice solid additionally options Isla Fisher, Poppy Liu, Stephen Root, Billy Boyd and Ricky Gervais.
The brand new movie comes after Pilkey’s different books had been tailored for the massive display with 2017’s Captain Underpants: The First Epic Film. That starred Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch and Ed Helms. The subsequent Canine Man ebook, Canine Man: Huge Jim Begins, is out Dec. 3.
Canine Man is in theaters Jan. 31.