Canine casting: Sony adopts Doug The Pug as Connected Monchi

Sony Pictures Animation's next production will be titled Connected  and will star Doug The Pug, the dog of the Mitchell family. Connected is an original animated comedy directed by Mike Rianda (Gravity Falls) and produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The LEGO Movie). The film is scheduled for release on October 23.

The choice of dog was announced alongside Doug's first post on Instagram Reels, launched today in the United States.

Connected is about a family's daily struggle to relate as technology grows around the world! When Katie Mitchell (voiced by Abbi Jacobson), a creative stranger, is accepted into her dream film school, her plans to meet "her people" in college are overturned when her nature-loving father Rick (Danny McBride ) determines the whole family should accompany Katie to school together and bond as a family one last time. Katie and Rick are joined by the rest of the family, including Linda (Maya Rudolph), Katie's wildly positive mom, her quirky little brother Aaron (Mike Rianda), and the delightfully chubby Monchi family pug (Doug The Pug) for the latest. familiar way. travel. Suddenly, the Mitchells' plans are interrupted by a technological uprising: around the world, the electronic devices that people love - from phones, to appliances, to an innovative new line of personal robots - decide it's time to take over. With the help of two cute malfunctioning robots, the Mitchells must overcome their problems and work together to save each other and the world!

The voice cast also includes Eric Andre, Olivia Colman and Blake Griffin. The image is co-directed by Jeff Row. Kurt Albrecht is a producer with Lord & Miller. Will Allegra and Louis Koo are executive producers.

Doug the pug he is one of the most famous (and followed) dogs in the world, with over 18 million followers on his social media and over 1 billion video views on Facebook. Doug won a People's Choice Award and starred in a Super Bowl commercial. With his New York Times bestselling book, best selling calendar, sold out meet and greet events and a merchandising line, Doug's reach goes well beyond the Internet. His mission is to make people happy and in this he does a great job!