'Clifford' is here with a big, red CG dog trailer (and a wild cast) to weird up your day

If you woke up this Tuesday, June 29 thinking "I wish there were more gigantic red dogs in my life," you're in luck. The first trailer for Clifford the Big Red Dog is here.

Based on Norman Bridwell famed series of children's books, the upcoming movie from Paramount Pictures updates the setting for a modern world and an equally modern cast. David Alan Grier stars as the voice of the eponymous very good boy. He's joined by a crew that includes Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall, Kenan Thompson, Paul Rodriguez, Tony Hale, Russell Peters, Rosie Perez, and John Cleese.

Clifford the Big Red Dog hits theaters on Sept. 17.