Tom & Jerry (2021 film)
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Tom & Jerry (released as Tom & Jerry: The Movie in the United Kingdom)[6] is a 2021 American live-action/animated slapstick comedy film based on the cartoon characters Tom and Jerry created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the second theatrical film based on the characters, following Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992). The film is directed by Tim Story and written by Kevin Costello.[7] It stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, Pallavi Sharda, Jordan Bolger, Patsy Ferran, and Ken Jeong in live-action roles, with Nicky Jam, Bobby Cannavale, and Lil Rel Howery in voice roles.
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Directed by | Tim Story |
Written by | Kevin Costello |
Based on | Tom and Jerry by William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Produced by | Chris DeFaria |
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Cinematography | Alan Stewart |
Edited by | Peter S. Elliot |
Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
Country | United States[2] |
Language | English |
Budget | $50–79 million[3][4] |
Box office | $136.5 million[3][5] |
After years of languishing in development hell, including a live-action film in 2009 and an animated film in 2015, a Tom and Jerry theatrical film combining live-action and animation, inspired by films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, was greenlit in 2018. The production innovated and introduced many software tools for a computer animation workflow to replicate traditional animation, including a draw-over phase guided by a team of 2D sketchviz artists.[8][9][10][11] Filming took place from July to September 2019 at Warner Bros Studios, Leavesden.
Tom & Jerry was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on February 26, 2021, alongside a one-month streaming release on HBO Max. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $136.5 million worldwide on a $50‒79 million production budget. A sequel, Tom & Jerry 2 is in development and set for release in 2024.