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Fergie!
 What was it like making Marmaduke?I really love the process of it. Because it feels natural, it feels real and it’s not trying to make some cartoony voice for these dogs, it’s the real personalities of these dogs. You know, it’s going back to the high school years where there are clicks [gangs of friends] and social levels and all that, and it’s really about the mixing of those social levels. And about true love.
 What was it like working with the rest of the voice cast?You know you’ve got people like George Lopez who spiced it, you got Owen Wilson who plays Marmaduke. And you can hear these people and their personalities come out in the voices and the characters.Owen Wilson
 This is the second dog film you’ve made in quite a short period of time!There’s an interesting symmetry with those two roles. But to be honest, it’s coincidental that those parts happened so closely together.  I took on the voice of Marmaduke mostly for the chance to work again with [the film’s director] Tom Dey, with whom I had done Shanghai Noon.  When we discussed Marmaduke and Tom’s ideas for the film, it all clicked for me, and in no time at all I was channeling my inner-canine to voice Marmaduke.
 What is the character of Marmaduke like?I really liked the idea of Marmaduke being this overgrown, awkward teenager who’s trying to fit in at his new town and ‘school’. The notion of the dog park as a kind of high school for canines was a lot of fun.  Everyone’s been to high school and almost everyone has a dog, or at least loves dogs. So there’s a lot for audiences to relate to with Marmaduke.
 How did you find the acting of the dogs,  George and Spirit, who actually play Marmaduke?When I was doing my ADR [Automated Dialogue Replacement], or voice work, I got a good look at the performances of the two ‘Marmadukes’ – George and Spirit.  They are very impressive, and are the real stars of the film.       Fergie!

 

What was it like making Marmaduke?

I really love the process of it. Because it feels natural, it feels real and it’s not trying to make some cartoony voice for these dogs, it’s the real personalities of these dogs. You know, it’s going back to the high school years where there are clicks [gangs of friends] and social levels and all that, and it’s really about the mixing of those social levels. And about true love.

 

What was it like working with the rest of the voice cast?

You know you’ve got people like George Lopez who spiced it, you got Owen Wilson who plays Marmaduke. And you can hear these people and their personalities come out in the voices and the characters.

Owen Wilson

 

This is the second dog film you’ve made in quite a short period of time!

There’s an interesting symmetry with those two roles. But to be honest, it’s coincidental that those parts happened so closely together. I took on the voice of Marmaduke mostly for the chance to work again with [the film’s director] Tom Dey, with whom I had done Shanghai Noon. When we discussed Marmaduke and Tom’s ideas for the film, it all clicked for me, and in no time at all I was channeling my inner-canine to voice Marmaduke.

 

What is the character of Marmaduke like?

I really liked the idea of Marmaduke being this overgrown, awkward teenager who’s trying to fit in at his new town and ‘school’. The notion of the dog park as a kind of high school for canines was a lot of fun. Everyone’s been to high school and almost everyone has a dog, or at least loves dogs. So there’s a lot for audiences to relate to with Marmaduke.

 

How did you find the acting of the dogs, George and Spirit, who actually play Marmaduke?

When I was doing my ADR [Automated Dialogue Replacement], or voice work, I got a good look at the performances of the two ‘Marmadukes’ – George and Spirit. They are very impressive, and are the real stars of the film.

Fergie!

 What was it like making Marmaduke?

I really love the process of it. Because it feels natural, it feels real and it’s not trying to make some cartoony voice for these dogs, it’s the real personalities of these dogs. You know, it’s going back to the high school years where there are clicks [gangs of friends] and social levels and all that, and it’s really about the mixing of those social levels. And about true love.

 What was it like working with the rest of the voice cast?

You know you’ve got people like George Lopez who spiced it, you got Owen Wilson who plays Marmaduke. And you can hear these people and their personalities come out in the voices and the characters.

Owen Wilson

 This is the second dog film you’ve made in quite a short period of time!

There’s an interesting symmetry with those two roles. But to be honest, it’s coincidental that those parts happened so closely together.  I took on the voice of Marmaduke mostly for the chance to work again with [the film’s director] Tom Dey, with whom I had done Shanghai Noon.  When we discussed Marmaduke and Tom’s ideas for the film, it all clicked for me, and in no time at all I was channeling my inner-canine to voice Marmaduke.

 What is the character of Marmaduke like?

I really liked the idea of Marmaduke being this overgrown, awkward teenager who’s trying to fit in at his new town and ‘school’. The notion of the dog park as a kind of high school for canines was a lot of fun.  Everyone’s been to high school and almost everyone has a dog, or at least loves dogs. So there’s a lot for audiences to relate to with Marmaduke.

 How did you find the acting of the dogs,  George and Spirit, who actually play Marmaduke?

When I was doing my ADR [Automated Dialogue Replacement], or voice work, I got a good look at the performances of the two ‘Marmadukes’ – George and Spirit.  They are very impressive, and are the real stars of the film.

Fergie!

 

What was it like making Marmaduke?

I really love the process of it. Because it feels natural, it feels real and it’s not trying to make some cartoony voice for these dogs, it’s the real personalities of these dogs. You know, it’s going back to the high school years where there are clicks [gangs of friends] and social levels and all that, and it’s really about the mixing of those social levels. And about true love.

 

What was it like working with the rest of the voice cast?

You know you’ve got people like George Lopez who spiced it, you got Owen Wilson who plays Marmaduke. And you can hear these people and their personalities come out in the voices and the characters.

Owen Wilson

 

This is the second dog film you’ve made in quite a short period of time!

There’s an interesting symmetry with those two roles. But to be honest, it’s coincidental that those parts happened so closely together. I took on the voice of Marmaduke mostly for the chance to work again with [the film’s director] Tom Dey, with whom I had done Shanghai Noon. When we discussed Marmaduke and Tom’s ideas for the film, it all clicked for me, and in no time at all I was channeling my inner-canine to voice Marmaduke.

 

What is the character of Marmaduke like?

I really liked the idea of Marmaduke being this overgrown, awkward teenager who’s trying to fit in at his new town and ‘school’. The notion of the dog park as a kind of high school for canines was a lot of fun. Everyone’s been to high school and almost everyone has a dog, or at least loves dogs. So there’s a lot for audiences to relate to with Marmaduke.

 

How did you find the acting of the dogs, George and Spirit, who actually play Marmaduke?

When I was doing my ADR [Automated Dialogue Replacement], or voice work, I got a good look at the performances of the two ‘Marmadukes’ – George and Spirit. They are very impressive, and are the real stars of the film.Fergie!
 What was it like making Marmaduke?I really love the process of it. Because it feels natural, it feels real and it’s not trying to make some cartoony voice for these dogs, it’s the real personalities of these dogs. You know, it’s going back to the high school years where there are clicks [gangs of friends] and social levels and all that, and it’s really about the mixing of those social levels. And about true love.
 What was it like working with the rest of the voice cast?You know you’ve got people like George Lopez who spiced it, you got Owen Wilson who plays Marmaduke. And you can hear these people and their personalities come out in the voices and the characters.Owen Wilson
 This is the second dog film you’ve made in quite a short period of time!There’s an interesting symmetry with those two roles. But to be honest, it’s coincidental that those parts happened so closely together.  I took on the voice of Marmaduke mostly for the chance to work again with [the film’s director] Tom Dey, with whom I had done Shanghai Noon.  When we discussed Marmaduke and Tom’s ideas for the film, it all clicked for me, and in no time at all I was channeling my inner-canine to voice Marmaduke.
 What is the character of Marmaduke like?I really liked the idea of Marmaduke being this overgrown, awkward teenager who’s trying to fit in at his new town and ‘school’. The notion of the dog park as a kind of high school for canines was a lot of fun.  Everyone’s been to high school and almost everyone has a dog, or at least loves dogs. So there’s a lot for audiences to relate to with Marmaduke.
 How did you find the acting of the dogs,  George and Spirit, who actually play Marmaduke?When I was doing my ADR [Automated Dialogue Replacement], or voice work, I got a good look at the performances of the two ‘Marmadukes’ – George and Spirit.  They are very impressive, and are the real stars of the film.