List of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation productions

This is a list of productions from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, previously known as Warner Animation Group, an American animation studio based in Burbank, California, United States.

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's upcoming slate of films includes The Cat in the Hat releasing in March 2026, Bad Fairies and Margie Claus (both 2027), Oh, the Places You'll Go! and Dynamic Duo (both 2028) and Toto and Meet the Flintstones, both without a release date. Ten films are currently in development.

Film	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)		Producer(s)	Executive Producer(s)	Composer(s)	Co-production with	Animation Services
Film	Release date	Director(s)	Story	Screenplay	Producer(s)	Executive Producer(s)	Composer(s)	Co-production with	Animation Services
Under Warner Animation Group
The Lego Movie	February 7, 2014	Phil Lord & Christopher Miller	Dan & Kevin Hageman, Lord, & Miller	Lord & Miller	Dan Lin & Roy Lee	Jill Wilfert, Matthew Ashton, Kathleen Fleming, Allison Abbate, Zareh Nalbandian, Jon Burton, Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Seanne Winslow, James Packer, Steven Mnuchin, Matt Skiena, & Bruce Berman	Mark Mothersbaugh	Village Roadshow Pictures Lego System A/S Vertigo Entertainment Lin Pictures	Animal Logic
Storks	September 23, 2016	Nicholas Stoller & Doug Sweetland	Stoller		Brad Lewis & Stoller	Glenn Ficarra, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, John Requa, Jared Stern, & Steven Mnuchin	Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna	RatPac-Dune Entertainment Stoller Global Solutions (uncredited)	Sony Pictures Imageworks
The Lego Batman Movie	February 10, 2017	Chris McKay	Seth Grahame-Smith	Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern, & John Whittington	Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, & Roy Lee	Jill Wilfert, Matthew Ashton, Will Allegra, Brad Lewis, Zareh Nalbandian, & Steven Mnuchin	Lorne Balfe^[1]	DC Entertainment RatPac-Dune Entertainment Lego System A/S Lord Miller Productions Vertigo Entertainment Lin Pictures	Animal Logic
The Lego Ninjago Movie	September 22, 2017	Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, & Bob Logan	Hilary Winston, Logan, Fisher, William & Tom Wheeler, Dan & Kevin Hageman	Logan, Fisher, W. & T. Wheeler, Jared Stern, & John Whittington	Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Chris McKay, Maryann Garger, & Roy Lee	Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone, Simon Lucas, Chris Leahy, Seth Grahame-Smith, Zareh Nalbandian, & Brett Ratner	Mark Mothersbaugh^[2]	RatPac-Dune Entertainment Lego System A/S Vertigo Entertainment Lord Miller Productions Lin Pictures	Animal Logic
Smallfoot	September 24, 2018	Karey Kirkpatrick Co-Director: Jason Reisig	Story by : John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, & Kirkpatrick Original story by : Sergio Pablos	Kirkpatrick & Clare Sera	Bonne Radford, Ficarra, & Requa	Nicholas Stoller, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Jared Stern, Kirkpatrick, Pablos, Courtenay Valenti, & Allison Abbate	Heitor Pereira (score) K. & Wayne Kirkpatrick (songs)	Zaftig Films	Sony Pictures Imageworks
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part	February 8, 2019	Mike Mitchell	Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, & Matthew Fogel	Lord & Miller	Dan Lin, Lord, Miller, Roy Lee, & Jinko Gotoh	Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone, Matthew Ashton, Chris McKay, Zareh Nalbandian, Ryan Halprin, Will Allegra, & Chris Leahy	Mark Mothersbaugh (score) Jon Lajoie (songs)	Lego System A/S Vertigo Entertainment Lord Miller Productions Rideback	Animal Logic
Scoob!	May 15, 2020^{[nb 1]}	Tony Cervone	Matt Lieberman, Eyal Podell & Jonathon E. Stewart	Adam Sztykiel, Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliott & Lieberman	Pam Coats & Allison Abbate	Sztykiel, Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Jesse Ehrman, Dan Povenmire, & Chris Columbus	Tom Holkenborg	1492 Pictures (uncredited)	Reel FX Creative Studios
Tom & Jerry	February 26, 2021^[3]	Tim Story	Kevin Costello		Christopher DeFaria	Story, Adam Goodman, Steven Harding, Sam Register, Jesse Ehrman, & Allison Abbate	Christopher Lennertz	The Story Company Turner Entertainment Co.	Framestore
Space Jam: A New Legacy	July 16, 2021	Malcolm D. Lee	Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Keenan Coogler, & Terence Nance	Taylor, Rettenmaier, Coogler, Nance, Jesse Gordon, & Celeste Ballard^[4]	Ryan Coogler, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, & Duncan Henderson	Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler, Allison Abbate, Jesse Ehrman, Jamal Henderson, Spencer Beighley, Justin Lin, Nance, & Ivan Reitman	Kris Bowers	Proximity Media SpringHill Company	Industrial Light & Magic Luma Pictures Cinesite^[5] Company 3 Animation Tonic DNA House of Moves Day For Nite Studio D Virtuos
DC League of Super-Pets	July 29, 2022	Jared Stern Co-Director: Sam Levine	Stern & John Whittington		Patricia Hicks, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, & Stern	John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, Nicholas Stoller, Allison Abbate, Chris Leahy, Sharon Taylor, & Courtenay Valenti^[6]	Steve Jablonsky	DC Entertainment Seven Bucks Productions	Animal Logic

Film	Release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)		Producer(s)	Executive Producer(s)	Composer(s)	Co-production with	Animation Services	Production Status
Film	Release date	Director(s)	Story	Screenplay	Producer(s)	Executive Producer(s)	Composer(s)	Co-production with	Animation Services	Production Status
Under Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
The Cat in the Hat^[7]^[8]	March 6, 2026^[9]	Alessandro Carloni & Erica Rivinoja			Jared Stern & Daniela Mazzucato	Bill Hader & Susan Brandt	TBA	Dr. Seuss Enterprises A Stern Talking To	DNEG Animation	In production
Thing One and Thing Two^[8]	2026	TBA					TBA	Dr. Seuss Enterprises	TBA
Bad Fairies^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]	July 23, 2027^[15]	Megan Dong^[12]	Deborah Frances-White^[12]		Mary Coleman & Carolyn Soper^[12]	TBA	Isabella Summers (score)^[14] Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss (songs)^[14]	Locksmith Animation Sketchshark Productions	DNEG Animation^[14]	In production
Margie Claus^[13]	November 5, 2027	Shane Prigmore	Ben Falcone & Damon Jones		Melissa McCarthy, Falcone & Pilar Flynn		TBA	On the Day Productions	TBA	In production
Oh, the Places You'll Go!^[8]	March 17, 2028^[16]	Jon M. Chu Co-Director: Jill Culton^[17]	Rob Lieber^[17]		J. J. Abrams & Gregg Taylor		Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (songs)^[17]	Dr. Seuss Enterprises Bad Robot Productions		In development
Dynamic Duo	June 30, 2028	Arthur Mintz	Matthew Aldrich		James Gunn, Peter Safran, Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris & Theresa Andersson	Michael E. Uslan	TBA	DC Studios Swaybox 6th & Idaho		In production
Coyote vs. Acme^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]	TBA	Dave Green	James Gunn, Jeremy Slater, & Samy Burch^[18]	Burch	Christopher DeFaria & Gunn^[18]	TBA	Steven Price^[23]	Two Monkeys, a Goat, and Another, Dead, Monkey	DNEG Duncan Studio (2D animation)	Completed
Toto^[24]^[25]	TBA	Alex Timbers	John August		Derek Frey^[26]	Jared Stern	TBA	Turner Entertainment Co.	Animal Logic	In production

Title	Notes
Emily the Strange	Co-production with Bad Robot^[27]
Funko^[S]	^[28]^[29]
The Ice Dragon	^[30]
The Jurassic League	Co-production with DC Studios^[31]
The Lunar Chronicles	Co-production with Locksmith Animation^[12]
Metal Men	Co-production with DC Entertainment^[32]
Meerkat Manor	Co-production with The Green Room and Oxford Scientific Films^[33]
Meet the Flintstones	^[34]
Untitled Looney Tunes film	^[35]
Untitled Tom and Jerry film	^[36]
Zero	Co-production with Imagine Entertainment^[37]
Untitled Bugs Bunny film	^[38]

Title	Description
Untitled Adventure Time film	A film based on the Cartoon Network animated series Adventure Time, with creator Pendleton Ward set to write and executive-produce, and Chris McKay and Roy Lee producing. Announced in February 2015, it would have been a collaboration between Warner Animation Group, Cartoon Network Studios, Vertigo Entertainment, and Frederator Films. However, on June 12, 2024, during the Annecy Animation Festival, it was announced that an Adventure Time movie was in development, with Rebecca Sugar, Adam Muto, and Patrick McHale all involved in the project.^[39]
The Billion Brick Race	A Lego Movie spin-off film announced in March 2015, with Jason Segel and Drew Pearce signed on to co-direct and write. Jorge R. Gutierrez had signed on as director in August 2017, with a release date of May 24, 2019. Cancelled after The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part underperformed at the box office and the franchise moved to Universal Pictures in 2019.
Meet the Beatles	An animated musical film based on the Beatles announced in September 2015, with Paul King in talks to direct.
Speedy Gonzales	In December 2015, it was reported that an animated film was in development at Warner Bros., under the working title Speedy.^[40] In April 2016, it was announced that Eugenio Derbez would voice the character.^[41] In April 2024, in an interview, Eugenio Derbez said that he doubts that the movie will happen saying “I feel that the studios are afraid that, nowadays, it's so politically incorrect. I've been telling them constantly that we love Speedy Gonzales in Mexico” ^[42]
Fowl Road	Announced in February 2016, with Nicholas Stoller to direct. Would have been a take on the "Why did the chicken cross the road?" joke.
Pepé Le Pew: The City of Lights	In 2016, Max Landis told San Diego Comic-Con that he was writing a Pepé Le Pew film.^[43] The film’s script has been leaked online.^[44] Artists has published concept art for the film.^[45]^[46] The movie was cancelled due to sexual assault allegations against Landis in 2017, and a report that the character has not yet been planned to appear in future Warner Bros. productions leaves the feature film in doubt.^[47]
Bone	Announced in November 2016; an animated adaptation to be produced by Lin Pictures and Animal Logic, with Mark Osborne set to direct. Netflix eventually picked it up as an animated series, but was later cancelled in April 2022 due to a reorganization of Netflix Animation.
Lego Superfriends	Sequel to The Lego Batman Movie to be directed by Chris McKay. Cancelled after the Lego Movie franchise went to Universal in 2019 following the box office underperformance of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.
Contagious and Emmet Amuck	Two additional Lego Movie shorts for theatrical distribution were in production alongside The Master in 2016: Contagious directed by Patrick Osbourne, and Emmet Amuck directed by Jon Saunders and Ross Evans. Both ultimately went unreleased.^[48]^[49]^[50]
That Christmas	A co-production with Locksmith Animation as part of a deal between Warner Animation Group and Locksmith. Later revealed as part of Netflix's slate of upcoming animated films in June 2022, as the film was transferred to the streaming service for unknown reasons. The movie was released on December 4, 2024
Scoob! Holiday Haunt	Prequel to Scoob! directed by Bill Haller and Michael Kurinsky, originally intended for release on HBO Max. Despite production being 95% complete, the film's release was cancelled after the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery by CEO David Zaslav in August 2022.

Title	Release date	Studio	Animation service(s)	Notes
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	December 25, 1993	Warner Bros. Family Entertainment	Dong Yang Animation Spectrum Animation Studio	Directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm.
Space Jam^[S]	November 15, 1996	Warner Bros. Feature Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Northern Lights Entertainment	Bardel Entertainment Stardust Pictures Heart of Texas Productions Character Builders Chuck Gammage Animation Premier Films Ltd. Rees / Leiva Productions Spaff Animation Uli Meyer Features	The live-action scenes are directed by Joe Pytka, while the animated scenes are directed by Bruce W. Smith and Tony Cervone.
Cats Don't Dance	March 26, 1997	Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Turner Feature Animation David Kirschner Productions	Turner Feature Animation Warner Bros. Feature Animation (during post-production when Turner merged into WB facilities)	Directed by Mark Dindal.
Quest for Camelot	May 15, 1998	Warner Bros. Feature Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment	Warner Bros. Feature Animation A. Film A/S Heart of Texas Productions Yowza! Animation	Directed by Frederik Du Chau. Based on the 1976 novel The King's Damosel by Vera Chapman.
The Iron Giant	August 6, 1999	Warner Bros. Feature Animation	A. Film A/S Duncan Studios (Signature Edition)	Directed by Brad Bird. Based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
Osmosis Jones^[S]	August 10, 2001	Warner Bros. Feature Animation Conundrum Entertainment	A. Film A/S Yowza! Animation	The live-action scenes are directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly, while the animated scenes are directed by Piet Kroon and Tom Sito.
The Powerpuff Girls Movie	July 3, 2002	Cartoon Network Studios	Rough Draft Korea	Directed by Craig McCracken. Based on the Cartoon Network animated television series The Powerpuff Girls.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action^[S]	November 14, 2003	Warner Bros. Feature Animation Baltimore Spring Creek Productions Goldmann Pictures Lonely Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG	Yowza! Animation Mercury Filmworks	The live-action scenes are directed by Joe Dante, while the animated sequences are directed by Eric Goldberg.
Clifford's Really Big Movie	February 20, 2004	Scholastic Entertainment Big Red Dog Productions	Mike Young Productions Starburst Animation	Directed by Robert Ramirez. Based on the PBS Kids animated television series Clifford the Big Red Dog, itself an adaptation of the children's book series of the same name by Norman Bridwell.
The Polar Express	November 10, 2004	Castle Rock Entertainment Shangri-La Entertainment Playtone ImageMovers Golden Mean Productions	ImageMovers Gentle Giant Studios Sony Pictures Imageworks	Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Based on the children's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg.
Corpse Bride	September 23, 2005	Tim Burton Productions Laika Entertainment Patalex II Productions	3 Mills Studios	Directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton. Based on characters created by Burton and Carlos Grangel.
The Ant Bully	July 28, 2006	Legendary Pictures Playtone DNA Productions	DNA Productions C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (Toronto)	Directed by John A. Davis. Based on the children's book of the same name by John Nickle.
Happy Feet^[S]	November 17, 2006	Village Roadshow Pictures Animal Logic Kennedy Miller Productions Kingdom Feature Productions	Animal Logic Rhythm and Hues Studios Giant Killer Robots	Directed by George Miller.
TMNT	March 23, 2007	Imagi Animation Studios The Weinstein Company	Imagi Animation Studios Reel FX Creative Studios	Directed by Kevin Munroe. Based on characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Only distributed by Warner Bros. in the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy and Benelux.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters	April 13, 2007	Williams Street	Radical Axis	Directed by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis. Based on the Adult Swim adult animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars	August 15, 2008	Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Animation	CGCG Lucasfilm Animation Singapore	Directed by Dave Filoni. Based on Star Wars by George Lucas.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole	September 24, 2010	Village Roadshow Pictures Animal Logic GOG Productions	Animal Logic	Directed by Zack Snyder. Based on the children's book series Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky.
Happy Feet Two^[S]	November 18, 2011	Village Roadshow Pictures Kennedy Miller Mitchell Dr. D Studios	Dr. D Studios Animal Logic	Directed by George Miller. Sequel to Happy Feet.
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	July 27, 2018	Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment	Copernicus Studios Snipple Animation Studios Hornet, Inc. Slap Happy Cartoons Titmouse, Inc. Big Jump Entertainment	Directed by Peter Rida Michail and Aaron Horvath. Based on the DC animated television series Teen Titans Go!.
Detective Pikachu^[S]	May 10, 2019	Legendary Pictures The Pokémon Company	Moving Picture Company Framestore Image Engine Rodeo FX Instinctual VFX	Directed by Rob Letterman. Based on the video game of the same name by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.
Suzume	November 11, 2022	CoMix Wave Films Toho Story Inc.	CoMix Wave Films	Directed by Makoto Shinkai. Only distributed by Warner Bros. in the Philippines and Thailand.
Mummies	February 24, 2023	Atresmedia Cine 4 Cats Pictures Anangu Grup Moomios Movie AIE	—	Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim	December 13, 2024	Warner Bros. Animation New Line Cinema WingNut Films Sola Entertainment Domain Entertainment	Sola Entertainment	Directed by Kenji Kamiyama. Prequel to and based on The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien and it's film trilogy adaptation.
A Minecraft Movie	April 4, 2025	Legendary Pictures Mojang Studios Vertigo Entertainment On the Roam Domain Entertainment	Sony Pictures Imageworks	Directed by Jared Hess. Based on Minecraft by Mojang Studios
Animal Friends	October 10, 2025	Legendary Pictures Prime Focus Maximum Effort	DNEG	Directed by Peter Atencio.

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Title	Release date	Release with	Type of short
Enter the Ninjago	June 17, 2014	The Lego Movie	Direct-to-video short
The Lego Movie: 4D – A New Adventure	January 29, 2016	4D attraction
The Master	September 23, 2016	Storks	Theatrical short
Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby	December 6, 2016	Storks	Direct-to-video short
Dark Hoser	June 13, 2017	The Lego Batman Movie
Batman is Just Not That Into You
Cooking with Alfred
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
Shark E. Shark in "Which Way to the Ocean?"	December 19, 2017	The Lego Ninjago Movie
Zane's Stand Up Promo	December 19, 2017	The Lego Ninjago Movie
Turkish Airlines: Safety Video with The LEGO Movie Characters	August 1, 2018	—	Internet short
Emmet's Holiday Party	December 10, 2018	—	Internet short and Direct-to-video short
Super Soozie	December 11, 2018	Smallfoot	Direct-to-video short
"Everything is Awesome" Dance Together Music Video	January 8, 2019	—	Internet short
Turkish Airlines: Safety Video with The LEGO Movie 2 Characters	March 1, 2019	—	Internet short

Critical and public response of Phase Four Warner Bros. Pictures Animation films
Film	Critical		Public
Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
The Lego Movie	96% (259 reviews)^[51]	83 (43 reviews)^[52]	A^[53]
Storks	65% (139 reviews)^[54]	56 (31 reviews)^[55]	A−^[56]
The Lego Batman Movie	90% (315 reviews)^[57]	75 (48 reviews)^[58]	A−^[53]
The Lego Ninjago Movie	56% (132 reviews)^[59]	55 (33 reviews)^[60]	B+^[53]
Smallfoot	76% (129 reviews)^[61]	60 (25 reviews)^[62]	A−^[56]
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part	84% (300 reviews)^[63]	65 (52 reviews)^[64]	A−^[53]
Scoob!	48% (152 reviews)^[65]	43 (33 reviews)^[66]	—
Tom & Jerry	30% (130 reviews)^[67]	32 (20 reviews)^[68]	A−^[69]
Space Jam: A New Legacy	25% (229 reviews)^[70]	36 (46 reviews)^[71]	A−^[72]
DC League of Super-Pets	72% (150 reviews)^[73]	56 (28 reviews)^[74]	A−^[75]

Film	Budget	North America		Overseas gross	Worldwide gross (unadjusted)	Ref.
Film	Budget	Opening	Gross (unadjusted)	Overseas gross	Worldwide gross (unadjusted)	Ref.
The Lego Movie	$60–65 million	$69,050,279	$257,760,692	$210,300,000	$468,060,692	^[76]
Storks	$70 million	$21,311,407	$72,679,278	$110,709,675	$183,388,953	^[77]
The Lego Batman Movie	$80 million	$53,003,468	$175,750,384	$136,200,000	$311,950,384	^[78]
The Lego Ninjago Movie	$70 million	$20,433,071	$59,281,555	$63,800,000	$123,081,555	^[79]
Smallfoot	$80 million	$23,045,635	$83,240,103	$130,800,000	$214,040,103	^[80]
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part	$99 million	$34,115,335	$105,956,290	$93,646,912	$199,603,202	^[81]
Scoob!	$90 million	$850,000	$2,188,425	$26,370,740	$28,559,165	^[82]
Tom & Jerry	$79 million	$14,112,629	$46,536,687	$89,960,850	$136,497,537	^[83]
Space Jam: A New Legacy	$150 million	$31,053,362	$70,592,228	$93,100,000	$163,692,228	^[84]
DC League of Super-Pets	$90 million	$23,000,000	$93,657,117	$113,900,000	$207,557,117	^[85]

Year	Film	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2014	The Lego Movie	Best Animated Feature	The Lego Movie	Nominated	^[87]
		Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production	Jayandera Danappal, Matt Ebb, Christian Epunan Hernandez, Danielle Brooks, and Raphael Gadot	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production	Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Chris McKay	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production	Grant Freckelton	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production	Phil Lord and Christopher Miller	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in a Feature Production	David Burrows, Todd Hansen, Doug Nicholas, Jonathan Tappin, and Courtney O'Brien-Brown	Nominated
2016	Storks	Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Katie Crown	Nominated	^[88]
2017	The Lego Batman Movie	Directing in a Feature Production	Chris McKay	Nominated	^[89]
		Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Zach Galifianakis	Nominated
		Editorial in an Animated Feature Production	David Burrows, Matt Villa and John Venzon	Nominated
2018	Smallfoot	Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production	Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick	Nominated	^[90]