Childhood Garfield fan Chris Pratt says being picked to star in film ‘surreal’

Chris Pratt arrives at the premiere of The Garfield Movie (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

US actor Chris Pratt said as a fan of the original Garfield comic, it was “surreal” to have been handpicked by director Mark Dindal to star as the Monday-hating, lasagne-loving orange cat in the upcoming animation.

Guardians Of The Galaxy star Pratt arrived at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood for the film’s world premiere, standing on the top deck of a double decker bus dedicated to The Garfield Movie – set for release in the UK on May 24.