The playful anarchy of author-illustrator Dav Pilkey's bestselling "Dog Man" series, about a hero cop who is part-man, part-police dog, is now on screen in a new animated film, with comedian Pete Davidson playing Dog Man's arch-nemesis,

The 'SNL' alum voices a villainous cat in DreamWorks' animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey's best-selling series of children's graphic novels about a half-human, half-canine police officer.

"Dog Man," the latest from "Captain Underpants" creator Dav Pilkey, hits theaters Friday and will delight young fans.

Hastings and team maintain the childlike illustration style of the books, with crayon lines and shading on the somewhat simply designed characters, and the colloquial, slangy writing (the law enforcement officers are “supa cops”; various important buildings are “ova there”).

If you know any grade school kids, there's a good chance you've heard of author and illustrator Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man books. Grade school readers are simply mad about the series, and have made them bestsellers for a decade.

Pete Davidson is opening up about his latest role and the chance to play the villain in the upcoming movie Dog Man. "It's a really fun, loud, layered character," Davidson, 31, said in an interview with CBS on Sunday,

Pete Davidson has told how he's "grateful" for his latest movie role. "It's a really fun, loud, layered character," the 31- year-old told CBS. "I'm a huge Dav Pilkey fan," he admitted. "

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It's hard to believe, but as author and Illustrator Dav Pilkey recently told students at Boy's Prep in the Bronx, he created Dog Man back when he was in second grade. "He looks a little bit ...

Davidson's claims of the late January release being his best job thus far are exciting. I've loved him since he was first hired as one of the youngest Saturday Night Live cast members (even though he asked to have Lorne Michaels fire him after the first year), and I've been looking forward to seeing him expand out into other projects and genres.

Creator Dav Pilkey's quirky, kinetic world has nicely made the visual leap to the big screen, but something is missing. The Hollywoodization — like a ray blasted from a typical Pilkey lumbering robot — has leveled-out the idiosyncrasy and overstuffed the narrative. Newcomers may be stunned — and not in a good way.

Pete Davidson is opening up about his latest role and the chance to play the villain in the upcoming movie Dog Man. “It’s a really fun, loud, layered character,” Davidson, 31, said in an interview with CBS on Sunday,