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Owen Wilson is the latest Hollywood star to sign on for the movie version of the comic strip Marmaduke– and Wilson will be voicing the big dog himself. Stars previously signed on to the project include Judy Greer and William H. Macy as humans Debbie Winslow and Don Twombly (although we’re not quite sure who they are), with Fergie, George Lopez and Damon and Marlon Wayans voicing animated characters. The Winslow family portrayed in the comic strip is made up of parents Phil and Dottie and kids Barbara and Billy.
The strip debuted in newspapers in 1954 and is still running today. At just 30 years old, Brad Anderson created the lovable doggie, and 55 years later and now in his mid-80′s, the cartoonist is still loyally creating Marmaduke cartoons week in and week out. In 1978, Anderson received the National Cartoonists Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for Marmaduke, and in June 2010, he gets to see his famous great dane on the big screen. Summer blockbusters, here we come.
