Poncho.
In January 2008, Pooch Café author Paul Gilligan revealed on his website that Sony Pictures Animation has signed to make a computer-animated feature film based on the his comic strip.[1]
Plot[]
It is the same as the comics. It follows the humorous antics of a self-serving, paranoid black-and-white dog named Poncho and his friends Chazz, Carmen, and some dogs.
Development[]
Sony Pictures signed to make the film in 2008. Gilligan wrote several story treatments and screenplay drafts for it. In October 2011, it was announced that Kelly Asbury had been hired to write the next script draft.[2]
Why It Was Cancelled[]
- There were multiple issues (mostly regarding the story and other elements) at Sony Pictures Animation during its production. In April 2013 in a Twitter Q&A session involving Gilligan, he responded to a question whether the Pooch Cafe film will happen or not: "Alas, Poncho's movie plans got scuttled by a certain director who I won't bother naming..."[3]
Results[]
- The Pooch Cafe film is permanently cancelled.
- Pooch Cafe remains as a comic strip adventure.