Owen Wilson box office. He made a cameo appearance in the Girl Skateboards video "Yeah Right!" in 2003. He then reunited with Chan to make "Shanghai Knights" (2003), and co-starred in the film remake of the 1970s television series "Starsky & Hutch" (2004). Due to his busy schedule as an actor and an ongoing sinus condition, Wilson was unavailable to collaborate on the script for Wes Anderson's fourth feature film, "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou". The 2004 film was ultimately co-written by filmmaker Noah Baumbach. However, Wilson did star in the film as Bill Murray's would-be son, Ned Plimpton; a role
Garfield: The Movie were considered too expensive. Jennifer Garner was considered for the role of Liz, and Brad Dourif and Michael Ironside were considered to play Happy Chapman. Ironside was cast, but he dropped out after one day because of scheduling conflicts with Reno 911. Jack Nicholson was offered the role of Garfield. According to Jim Davis, Murray recorded his dialogue in his apartment in New York City and on the set of "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" in Greece. The film was released in theaters on June 11, 2004 by 20th Century Fox (which was 8 days before "Garfield's" 26th anniversary).