Grumpy Cat Goes from Meme to Movie

Many years ago, a humble message board spawned the concept of Caturday — a time for everyone to post some cats. Over veritable internet generations, the cat meme has metastasized, through YouTubeThe Grumpy Cat meme exploded in September 2012 after a post on Reddit sparked an Internet phenomenon. Since then, the animal has garnered nearly 870,000 Facebook fans and more than 88,000 Twitter followers. While this new deal marks GrumpyAccording to Deadline, Grumpy Cat sold a film option to a new "Garfield-like" family comedy. In the proposed flick, produced by the team behind 2011's "Jack and Jill," Grumpy Cat will be given the power of speech, presumably so she can spread all thatEXCLUSIVE: More depressing news for humans who can't get a Hollywood movie made. Grumpy Cat, the cranky-faced kitty voted Meme of the Year at the 2013 Webb.The crabby-faced feline

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