Fox has signed Tim Hill to direct its sequel to the 2004 family comedy "Garfield: The Movie," Daily Variety said Friday.

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Hill's directing credits include the Disney family comedy "Max Keeble's Big Move" (2001) and the Columbia/TriStar Studios family comedy "Muppets in Space" (1999). He also worked on the writing staff of the Nickelodeon animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" and the "SpongeBob SquarePants Movie."

"Garfield" -- based on Jim Davis' long-running comic strip about a hedonistic cat -- grossed $75 million at the U.S. box office last year, and another $39 million overseas. It starred Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt, with Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield.