Movie Rumor Scoop: After last month's "The Smurfs" became the hit film that it did, you could just sense that executives had something else that had to do with our childhood animated favorites up their sleeves. Sure enough, as we reported soon afterward, "Popeye" was given the green light to get the 3D animation treatment from Sony Pictures Animation, who had a pretty well received animated hit with 2009's "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs." But then the real questions started. Like: who would voice the strong-cause-he-eats-his-spinach sailor man and his pursuit of happiness Olive Oyl?
Take this as only a rumor at this point, but pretty reliable film site First Showing is reporting that the two roles have been filled. Popeye is said to be voiced by none other than Jim Carrey, while Amy Adams gets to voice skinny apple of Popeye's eye Olive Oyl. I think these are two pretty solid choices if you ask me. We all know Carrey has a wide range of vocal talents that have just had their surfaces touched on by those who have not seen his old crazy stand-up act. And Adams (who has had quite a remarkable two year run of work) has a voice that echoes sweetness. That is, if you not count her role in last year's "The Fighter." As of now, no director is attached, but the script is being written by relative newcomer Mike Jones. Can "Popeye" have the same impact on the box office as his little blue cartoon counterparts?
Note: So who gets to voice Bluto and Sweet Pea?
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