Opening opportunities this weekend include a movie from a cartoon and a movie from a graphic novel.
“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” and “300: Rise of an Empire” should do very fine job of distinguishing between the two mediums.
The animated comedy features the antics of a very smart dog and the boy he adopted. Directed by Rob Minkoff and written by Jay Ward based on the popular series of Craig Wright, the antics of Mr. Peabody and Sherman are taken to the time-traveling machine extreme in this one.
The trailer shows the smarmy canine and his bewildered companion Sherman trying to right a wrong they started when they went back in history.
This odd but fun pair got their start way, way back in the 1950s and ’60s, as characters in Ward’s cartoons that were featured on the popular kids show “Rocky and His Friends.” You don’t need a time machine to go that far back. Just talk to me.
The star voices include Ty Burrell, the oft-bewildered dad on sit-com “Modern Family,” as Mr. Peabody, and Max Charles, a kid voice on “Family Guy,” as Sherman.
OPENING IN FILM: Funny from a cartoon, drama from a graphic novel
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‘Mr. Peobody & Sherman’ stars a talking dog; ‘300: Rise on an Empire’ features big Greek war
