"Hong Kong Phooey" & "Marvin" Test Footage

In 2010 Eddie Murphy was slated to lend his voice for the live action/CG animated big screen adaptation of the 1970's Hanna-Barbera animated series "Hong Kong Phooey"

The story follows “a mild-mannered dog named Penry stumbles into a mystic ceremony and is accidentally granted mystic powers, including the ability to walk, talk, and do kung fu. Under the tutelage of his kung fu master, Penry dons a costume and becomes Hong Kong Phooey, and with the help of his trusting sidekick Spot the cat cleans up a rogues gallery of wacky criminals..."

In the original TV series, the character was voiced by the great Scatman Crothers.

Direct to video helmer Alex Zamm (Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts , Tooth Fairy 2 ) was set to direct the film from "Family Guy" producer David A. Goodman's script.

Broderick Johnson Andrew Kosove Jay Stern and Brett Ratner were co-producing.

At the same time Warner Bros was in the midst of doing a live-action/CG-animated hybrid film adaptation of the Looney Tunes cartoon "Marvin the Martian"

Both projects are now DOA...Zamm has posted animation test footage for both pics.

Jake Short is the human boy with Marvin



Clearly of the two--I think Marvin would make a better film.