Hotel for Dogs

Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 feature film adaptation of the Lois Duncan novel of the same name about two orphans who take in stray dogs at an empty house. The film, which began shooting in November 2007, is directed by Thor Freudenthal and stars Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kyla Pratt, and Don Cheadle. The book was adapted by Jeff Lowell. It is set to be released 16 January 2009 and is Nickelodeon's first film to be produced by DreamWorks Pictures instead of Paramount Pictures (except Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, a Paramount/DreamWorks co-production).




Plot
In this family film, Emma Roberts leads a star-filled cast that includes Kyla Pratt, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, and Don Cheadle. A pair of orphaned siblings (Roberts and Jake T. Austin) are forced to give up their beloved dog when they move into a foster home. But since they can't stand to live without him, they turn a closed hotel into a home for their dog--and any other strays they can find. Hotel for Dogs is based on the novel by Lois Duncan.


Directed by :
Thor Freudenthal
Produced by :
Lauren Shuler Donner
Ivan Reitman (exec.)
Written by :
Lois Duncan (novel)
Jeff Lowell
Bob Schooley
Mark McCorkle
Starring :
Emma Roberts
Jake T. Austin
Lisa Kudrow
Don Cheadle
Troy Gentile
Kyla Pratt
Distributed by :
DreamWorks Pictures
Columbia Pictures (some countries)
Universal Studios (overseas)
Nickelodeon Movies
Warner Bros. (some countries)
January 16, 2009
Official website :Hotel for Dogs