Blog talk:A live-action/animated Tom and Jerry movie is coming soon



So, Warner Bros. Pictures (at the Warner Animation Group) is up for a live-action/animated Tom and Jerry movie expected to hit theaters this December 23rd. Following the veins of movies such as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "Space Jam", and "Looney Tunes: Back in Action". With a rather different take on the animation treatment.

If you are familiar with the animation treatment of films like "The Peanuts Movie" for example, then that is pretty much going to apply itself here. It will have stylized 3D/CGI animation done for the animated characters but will have 2D animation details everywhere that it maintains the look, feel, and spirit of a Vintage 2D animation finish of the original cartoon shorts, while also purely resembling the original designs in every detail possible as well. It's essentially going to resemble an early-1950s Tom and Jerry cartoon in the making of Stylized CGI animation with hand-drawn elements to give the animation a hand-drawn look, under a live-action background and cinematography. In the meantime, the leaked gallery and storyboards should help. A teaser trailer is expected to arrive soon, with remote film-making in the meantime slowing the crew down a little. Possibly sometime between June and July.

"Tom & Jerry", coming soon to theaters on December 23rd, 2020. Distributed by Warner Bros Pictures. Produced by Warner Animation Group.

"When fully ramped up, they’ll have around 120 animators, with the goal of being true to the 3D medium while maintaining the look and spirit of the 2D cartoons from the ’40s and ’50s.": https://www.indiewire.com/2020/04/tom-jerry-movie-coronavirus-quarantine-warner-bros-1202224214/?fbclid=IwAR1zVziwLUkgnnhANA8Mo5B4YULuhgqk-oX26ex4KHfnYObAjmTVnBaZ1QQ