Okay, I love Underdog and thanks to flicks like Chasing Amy and Almost Famous I’m a huge Jason Lee fan. Lee’s taken to vocal role for the animated hero in live action/CGI hybrid (think back to 2000’s The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle). Peter Dinklage will star as baddie Simon Barsinister and Amy Adams has signed on for voice the lovely Sweet Polly Purebread. Director Frederick Du Chau (Racing Stripes) will take control behind the camera on the script by Joe Piscatella and Adam Rifkin (Small Soldiers). Hopefully there will be no need to fear come next August. For those of you who don’t remember Underdog was Saturday morning cartoon staple in the sixties and seventies (and re-ran through much of the eighties). The story told of lovable Shoe-Shine Boy who would take his “magic pill” in times of danger and rescue the city from the likes of Simon Barsinister and Riff-Raff saving the day while rhyming. No word yet if other characters like Tennessee Tuxedo, Klondike Kat, or The Go-Go Gophers will make cameo appearances. Extra fun link for those of you who want to listen to the original theme song or see the lyrics (click here).
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