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EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is shifting Legendary‘s live-action animated hybrid, Animal Friends, to Jan. 22, 2027. We understand that nan logic for this latest merchandise day alteration is because nan film’s talent which includes Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Lil Rel Howery, Addison Rae, Ellie Bamber and much will beryllium disposable to do property then.
The Peter Atencio directed movie which was written by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider jumped from Sony to Warner Bros aft Legendary’s woody astatine nan Culver City batch ceased. There’s been a slew of merchandise dates for this pic including Aug. 15, 2025, Oct. 10, 2025, May 1, 2026 and past June 5, 2026. Warners already had Jan. 22 adjacent twelvemonth connected clasp for a title. Animal Friends is nan only awesome workplace title versus Bleecker Street’s The Third Parent and Cineverse’s Air Bud Returns.
Logline for Animal Friends: Two fugitive animals embark connected an escapade crossed America to find nan ranch that was erstwhile their home, treatment their relationship while pursued by an arsenic “odd-couple” DEA supplier and Fish and Wildlife ranger pinch thing to prove.
Producers are Legendary, Maximum Effort and Prime Focus Studios.
There’s still plentifulness of movies connected June 5: Amazon MGM Studios’ Masters of nan Universe, Lionsgate’s Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd Power Ballad and Paramount/Miramax’s Scary Movie.
R-rated animated movies are rare, and it’s been a while since we had one; nan first 1 that comes to mind is 1999’s South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut which deed theaters during its heyday connected TV, nan pic grossing $52M domestic, and complete $83M astatine nan world container office.
