Top Cat (live action remake)

Top Cat is a 2022 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film based on the 1961 animated television series Top Cat and the character of the same name created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Directed by Michael Dowse and written by Brad Copeland, Matt Lieberman, and Juel Taylor, it stars Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the title character, alongside Colin Jost, Finn Wolfard, Andy Samberg, Jacob Tobia, David Cross, Taika Waitit, Ben Schwartz, Billie Eilish, Jennfier Lawrence, John Goodman, and Alec Baldwin.

Development for a Top Cat film began in 2019, Dowse was brought in to direct in 2020. Most of the cast signed on by August 2021, Matthew McConaughey looked interested in the role of Officer Dibble but dropped it and passed it on to Jost, Principal filming took place between September and October that year in New York City and Baltimore.

Top Cat was theatrically released in the United States on July 22. It set the record for the biggest opening weekend for a film based on a cartoon in the United States and Canada and grossed $455.3 million worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2022, and the highest-grossing cartoon film adaptation of all time in North America. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences, humor, performances, and the Top Cat character, but criticized its Product Placement.

Cast
Ryan Reynolds as Top Cat (Voice)

Colin Jost as Officer Charles Dibble

Finn Wolfhard as Benny the Ball (Voice)

Jacob Tobia as Fancy Fancy (Voice)

David Cross as Brain (Voice)

Taika Waititi as Choo Choo (Voice)

Ben Schwartz as Spook (Voice)

John Goodman as The Sergeant

Billie Eilish as Goldie (Voice)

Jennifer Lawrence as Trixie (Voice)

Alec Baldwin as Andrew Collinbricks (New Character/Main Antagonist)

Soundtrack

 * Main Title: Top Cat's Gang - Billie Eilish
 * Officer Dibble - Billie Eilish
 * The Sergeant's Warnings - Billie Eilish
 * Life as a Cat - Ryan Reynolds
 * We Built this City - Starship
 * Collinbricks - Billie Eilish
 * Goldie - Billie Eilish
 * Dibble Quits - Billie Eilish
 * Collinbricks on the Run - Billie Eilish
 * Sad Dibble - "Please Come Back"
 * Collinbricks Defeat - Billie Eilish
 * Top Cat Theme Song - Billie Eilish
 * In the City - Billie Eilish

Soundtrack album On WATERTOWER MUSIC

Product Placement
McDonald's

Chuck E. Cheese's

The Cat in the Hat

Sprite

Steak N' Shake

Dollar General

Fritos

Video Game
Release Date: September 8, 2022

Rating: E

Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows

Developers: TT Fusion, Feral Interactive

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Voice Cast (Video Game)
Ryans Reynolds as Top Cat

Nolan North as Officer Charles Dibble

Finn Wolfhard as Benny the Ball

Troy Baker as Fancy Fancy/Brain

Taika Waititi as Choo Choo/Spook

John Goodman as The Sergeant

Billie Eilish as Goldie

Tara Strong as Trixie

Alec Baldwin as Andrew Collinbricks