Chris Pratt steps out in his latest — orange and furry — movie with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger by his side.
On Sunday, May 19, Pratt, 44, hit the red carpet for the premiere of Sony’s new animated film in Los Angeles The movie Garfieldin which it is Guardians of the Galaxy star lends his voice to the favorite lasagna-loving cat Garfield. His wife supported him at the event at the TCL Chinese Theater.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the actor says he would like Schwarzenegger (34) to be his on-screen partner as well.
“I asked her,” he says when asked if he would ever work with her on a project. “I think she could be great. Because she’s actually a really good actress.”
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger at the premiere of ‘The Garfield Movie’ in Los Angeles on May 19, 2024.
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“When she’s doing prints and I’m like, ‘You’re really good.’ And she’s like, ‘I’d never laugh too much,'” he continues, admitting that’s probably true, because once she starts laughing, it doesn’t stop.
“So she would probably laugh during the shoot and ruin it,” adds Pratt.
The couple, who married in 2019, have two daughters – Lyla Maria, 3, and Eloise Christina, who turns 2 on Tuesday, May 21. He also shares son Jack, 11, with ex-wife Anna Faris.
Pratt tells PEOPLE he’s excited for all his kids to enjoy The movie Garfield.
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Chris Pratt.
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“Like a movie Garfield, is really safe for all ages and my daughters are both very young. My son is 11, so he’s seen a lot of things that I’ve been in, but my girls have never seen anything that I’ve been in, so this will probably be the first thing they see,” she says.
His co-stars Hannah Waddingham, Cecily Strong, Snoop Dogg and Calum Scott joined him on the red carpet for the film’s premiere.
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The film’s synopsis reads: “After an unexpected reunion with their long-lost father — scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) — Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced to abandon their perfectly pampered lives and join Vic in a hilarious, heist with high stakes.”
The Parks and Recreation The star’s voice role comes more than a year after he voiced video game icon Mario in 2023. Movie Super Mario Bros, which grossed over $1 million worldwide. Nintendo and Illumination announced in March that they intend to release a sequel to the film in 2026.
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Chris Pratt at the premiere of ‘The Garfield Movie’ in Los Angeles on May 19, 2024.
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Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstein and Bowen Yang also lend their voices to the film, which marks Garfield’s first time on the big screen since 2006.
Bill Murray previously voiced the titular cat in 2004 Garfield: The Movie and its continuation, A tail of two catstwo years later.
The movie Garfield it’s in theaters on May 24.
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