Grumpy Cat Movie in the Works as Producers Sign Internet Sensation

By Myles Collier, Christian Post Contributor Friday, May 31, 2013

A picture of a cat that received internet fame in the fall of last year has just signed a movie deal.

The cat Tarder Sauce, better known as Grumpy Cat, won the 2013 Webby Award winner for Meme of the Year and is set to move from the digital screen to the silver screen.

A representative for Grumpy Cat recently revealed that the production studio that created "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" and "Jack and Jill" will look to produce a movie that will capitalize on the meme's endless merchandising opportunities. They're also looking to profit from the feline's insatiable presence on social media, according to Deadline.com.

Get Our Latest News for FREE

Subscribe to get daily/weekly email with the top stories (plus special offers!) from The Christian Post. Be the first to know.

Subscribe

"This started off as a picture of a cat, but rare is an image that evokes that much comedy," producer Todd Garner, who worked on "Anger Management" and "13 Going on 30," said in a press release. "You read all of the memes and the comments, and one is funnier than the next. We think we can build a big family comedy around this character."

It is rumored that the movie will be molded around the famous animated series of "Garfield," with Grumpy Cat being otherwise grumpy, while her unfriendly thoughts are voiced-over aloud, Deadline.com added.

Grumpy Cat's manager revealed to BuzzFeed that the movie will be live-action and will feature Grumpy Cat in full fur with no plans currently in palce to use CGI or other types of animation.

The Grumpy Cat meme exploded in September 2012 after a post on Reddit sparked an Internet phenomenon. Since then, the animal has garnered nearly 870,000 Facebook fans and more than 88,000 Twitter followers.

While this new deal marks Grumpy Cat's first feature film, it is not her big-screen debut. She was featured in the documentary "Lil Bub & Friendz," a VICE movie centering on cat celebrities that premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.