Doggy Heaven

Doggy Heaven is an upcoming American live-action/computer animated musical adventure comedy-drama film directed by with script by  and, it is a remake of the 1989 animated film All Dogs Go to Heaven.

The film is scheduled to be released through Paramount Pictures.

Plot
In 1988 New Orleans Charles "Chuck" B. Barklin, an arrogant, brash, con artist Golden Shepard and owner of a River Boat Casino, after a narrow escape is killed by his business partner Carface Caruthers, a Bullpit while intoxicated during Mardi Gras, he returns from heaven by winding a magical clock, he joins up with his friend Itchy Itchiford, a Doxle and sets out to take his revenge on Carface by means of an elaborate plan that involves an orphan African girl, Anna-Marie. But as the plan progresses, Charlie discovers that she is being exploited by Carface. Charlie must decide whether to change his mission from one of revenge or redemption.

Cast

 * Neil Patrick Harris - Charles "Chuck" Barklin
 * David DeLuise - Itchy Itchiford
 * - Maybelle

Production
MGM sold off 62% ownership of All Dogs Go to Heaven to ViacomCBS thus began fast track development of a live-action of the original film with MGM, 's The Kerner Entertainment Company, Paramount Animation, and to keep up Disney and their live-action remakes, in addition Universal also has live-action remakes of An American Tail and The Land Before Time with Amblin Entertainment and a The Secret of NIMH CGI sequel in development at and MGM.

Writers
(Beauty and the Beast) and () will write the script with  as consultant.

Director
,, , , , and were on a short list of possible directors MGM wanted the film to be more emotionally intimate, well timed musical numbers, heart warming, a slightly darker tone.

Deviations from the original film
While the plot hasn't changed, but the film will take from 1939 to 1989 Charlie will be called Charles "Chucky" B. Barklin and will be changed to a Golden Shepard, Itchy will be an overly cautious, nervous and loyal Doxle, Carface will be a Bullpit, Anne-Marie will go by Anna Marie and will be an African American girl with the ability to speak with animals, in addition she will have abilities similar to The Shining, Killer will be a Bowzer with semi-hingeless sunglass comic relief sidekick and semi-compentent financial advisor, Annabelle will be a Shiba Whippet and will be renamed to Maybelle. Levenson also confirmed that there will be a cat villain that will be a business rival to Carface and Charlie.

Music
' score from the original film will be incorporated into the film as well as new renditions of the original song with 80s songs from genres as Hip Hop, Rock, Soul and R&B.