Tom and Jerry: The Movie

TOM and JERRY: The Movie is an upcoming 2019 American animated buddy adventure comedy film based on the television series, The Tom and Jerry Show, which premiered on Cartoon Network in 2014, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is directed by Darrell Van Citters and written by Sam Register and Ashley Postlewaite. The film is set to theatrically release in movie theaters on April 12, 2019 in the United States, by Warner Bros. The events of the film take place during the third season of The Tom and Jerry Show.

The film features the archive voices of William Hanna, Harry E. Lang and Mel Blanc with the voices of Rick Zieff, Joey D'Auria, Kath Soucie, John Michael Higgins, Maurice LaMarche, Frank Welker, Sam Kwasman, Dave B. Mitchell, Stephen Stanton, Grey Griffin, Alicyn Packard and Kari Wahlgren reprising their respective roles from the series, while Dwayne Johnson, Hank Azaria, Selena Gomez, Michael Peña and Zazie Beetz join the cast.

Synopsis
Tom, Jerry and the gang got lost in the city have to get back to their neighborhood and avoid animal control while Glory, now a grown cat, is out to get revenge on Tom, Jerry and Spike.

Cast

 * William Hanna (archive audio) as Tom and Jerry
 * Harry E. Lang (archive audio) as Tom
 * Mel Blanc (archive audio) as Tom and Jerry


 * Rick Zieff as Spike
 * Joey D'Auria as Butch
 * Kath Soucie as Tuffy
 * John Michael Higgins as Uncle Harry
 * Maurice LaMarche as Muscles
 * Frank Welker as Tyke
 * Sam Kwasman as Quacker
 * Dave B. Mitchell as Meathead
 * Stephen Stanton as Rick
 * Grey Griffin as Ginger
 * Alicyn Packard as Toodles Galore
 * Kari Wahlgren as Toots
 * Dwayne Johnson as A.J. the Cat
 * Hank Azaria as Daniel the Dog
 * Selena Gomez as Tina the Turtle
 * Michael Peña as Philip the Mouse
 * Zazie Beetz as Julia the Canary

Rating
The film is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for mild rude humour, action, peril, violence.

Running Times
Suggested Running Times: 90 Minutes (NTSC), 86 Minutes (PAL).

Announcement
On March 2017, it was announced that Warner Bros. Animation is developing an animated theatrical Tom and Jerry feature film based on the Cartoon Network TV series, The Tom and Jerry Show and its release date of April 12, 2019 was also announced, with the show's cast reprising their roles. Darrell Van Citters, who directed the show, is directing the film, and Sam Register and Ashley Postlewaite are going to be writing the film. On May 2018, it was announced that Renegade Animation and Turner Entertainment will both be co-producing the film and Sam Register will also be the executive producer. A month later, it was announced that Dwayne Johnson, Hank Azaria, Selena Gomez, Michael Peña and Zazie Beetz had joined the cast.

Development
Warner Bros. Animation had already begun the process of starting development of movies with budgets of around $100 million. The intellectual property for these films was meant to be supplied by Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera (Warner Bros. Animation's in-name only division), Cartoon Network and Turner Entertainment (also both Time-Warner divisions) among others and included The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Samurai Jack, Adventure Time, Cow and Chicken, and more, of course, Codename: Kids Next Door. Cartoon Network had been approaching the original crew from the television series to make a high-profile, animated theatrical feature-length film adaptation and had long wanted to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures to release a Tom and Jerry film based on the Cartoon Network TV series, The Tom and Jerry Show given the network's extraordinary legacy in the world of animation, including some of the most enduring characters on cable television history.

Creator Bob Jaques agreed to make a feature film version of the show with the promise it would be the first of a planned trilogy. During development stages of the film, he and his writers Sam Register and Ashley Postlewaite intended to revisit some of the greatest films of the time, with Scarface and The Dark Knight having the core inspirations for the film.

Music
Heitor Pereira composed the soundtrack for the film. In addition to using the television series' music work from Vivek Maddala, John Van Tongeren and David Ricard on the film, he also composed themes for Tom and Jerry.

Songs

 * Tom and Jerry Theme Song - Played By Scott Bradley

Live-Action/Animated Remake
In October 2018, it was announced that a live action/animated hybrid film based on Tom and Jerry is in development as a remake and that it would begin production in 2019. In April 2019, Chloë Grace Moretz joined the cast as Kayla, a girl who works at a hotel that gets occupied by Jerry, forcing her to bring in Tom to get rid of him. In May 2019, Michael Peña joined the cast as Terrance, Kayla's mean boss and the antagonist of the film. In July 2019, Colin Jost joined the cast. The film is set to be released on April 16, 2021.

Theatrical Release
The movie will be released on April 12, 2019 by Warner Bros., on the same year as Warner Bros. Animation's previous film Unikitty! The Movie. The film will be presented in a 1.85:1 format, rather than Warner Animation Group's standard 2.39:1 format on its previous titles. The film's theatrical release will be preceded by No Such Luck, a short film based on the 2017 reboot series Wacky Races.

Home Media Release
TOM and JERRY: The Movie will be on released on Digital HD on June 18, 2019 and DVD, Blu-ray on July 9, 2019 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. It contains the deleted scenes, a Wacky Races short film No Such Luck, the 18-minute featurette, the behind-the-scenes look at TOM and JERRY: The Movie, featuring interviews with most of the principal cast and crew, animatics, the pilot episode, the audio commentaries and the sneak peek of The Sesame Street Movie.

Trivia

 * This is the first ever feature film of the series.
 * This is the second animated Tom and Jerry movie to hit theaters after Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992).
 * This is also the first ever Tom and Jerry movie in general to hit theaters. The previous Tom and Jerry films (Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring, Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars, Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry, Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers, Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale, Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes, Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz, Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse, Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure, Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon, Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest, Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz and Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) were all direct-to-DVD releases.


 * This is the first Tom and Jerry movie to have an IMAX release.


 * This is the thirty-second animated television series to be adapted into a feature movie. The previous ones were Thomas and Friends, Spongebob SquarePants, Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, Hey Arnold!, The Powerpuff Girls, Regular Show, The Simpsons, South Park, Beavis and Butt-Head, The Flintstones, Yogi-Bear, The Jetsons, DuckTales, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Teacher's Pet, Goof Troop, Transformers, Batman: The Animated Series, Heathcliff, Doug, Recess, Babar, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Woody Woodpecker, Peter Rabbit, My Little Pony, Teen Titans Go! and Steven Universe.


 * This is the seventh flash animated film based on a Cartoon Network TV series since  MIXELS: The Movie, Mixing It Up A Notch  released 10 months prior,  Teen Titans GO! To The Movies  released 8 months prior,  The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie  released 7 months prior,  Rise of the Powerpuff Girls  released 4 months prior and  Unikitty! The Movie  released last month.
 * The film marks the seventh time a theatrical Warner Bros. Animation film isn't produced by Warner Animation Group since the group's formation in 2013.


 * This film was preceded by Tom and Jerry: The Movie, which was released back in 1992.
 * The movie will be Rated PG.
 * This was one of the successful films of 2019.
 * This is the next theatrical film with a wide release to be based on a Cartoon Network TV series, after "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 16 years prior,   Star Wars: The Clone Wars  released 10 years prior,  Regular Show: The Movie   released 3 years prior, "Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture",  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.  and  The Animaniacs Movie  all released 2 years prior,  The Lego Ninjago Movie" released a year before,   Teen Titans GO! To The Movies  released 8 months prior,  Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo  and  The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie  both released 7 months prior,  Clarence's Big Break  and  Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Movie  both released 5 months prior,  Rick and Morty: The Movie  released 2 months prior,  Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Movie  and  Steven Universe: The Movie  both released a month before and  Unikitty! The Movie '' released last month.
 * Although, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Teen Titans Go!, The Tom and Jerry Show, New Looney Tunes, Unikitty! and Ninjago are only aired by CN, and they’re made by Warner Bros. As well, Rick and Morty is an Adult Swim show.
 * The original cast reprised their roles in the movie.
 * This is the next theatrical 2D animated movie in 20 years after Quest for Camelot (1998), 19 years after The Iron Giant (1999) and released 2 years prior after The Sylvester &amp; Tweety Mysteries: The Motion Picture (2017).
 * This marks as Warner Bros.' next 2D animated theatrical film. Warner Bros. had its original feature animation division, which produced 2D animated films.
 * Before the movie, a short film called "No Such Luck" based on the 2017 reboot series Wacky Races was played.
 * This is the thirteenth theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since  Clifford's Really Big Movie  14 years prior.
 * This is the twelfth Theatrical Warner Bros. Film to rely solely on Flash Animation instead of Traditional Animation, or CGI Animation.
 * Michael Peña was casted as the voice of Philip the Mouse in the theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film.
 * Although, he will be playing as Terrance, Kayla's mean boss and the antagonist in the live action/animated hybrid remake of Tom and Jerry, which is set to be released on April 16, 2021.
 * This is Grey Griffin's ninth theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 16 years prior,  Clifford's Really Big Movie  released 14 years prior,  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.  released 2 years prior,  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: W.O.N.K.A.  released 10 months prior,  The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie  released 7 months prior,  WORDGIRL: The Movie  released 6 months prior,  Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Movie  released 5 months prior and  Unikitty! The Movie  released last month.
 * This is Kath Soucie 's fifth theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since  Clifford's Really Big Movie  released 14 years prior,  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.  released 2 years prior,  Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie" released a year before and   Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Movie '' released back in February.
 * This is Maurice LaMarche 's fourth theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.  released 2 years prior,  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: W.O.N.K.A.  released 10 months prior and  WORDGIRL: The Movie  released 6 months prior.


 * This is Kari Wahlgren 's third theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since  Rick and Morty: The Movie  released 2 months prior and  OK K.O.! Let's Save The Universe  released last month.


 * This is Michael Peña 's third theatrically released animated Warner Bros. film since  The Lego Ninjago Movie" released a year before and  The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie ''  released 7 months prior.


 * This is Warner Animation Group's seventeenth traditionally animated film.
 * The film will be animated by Renegade Animation.
 * These are Dwayne Johnson, Selena Gomez, and Zazie Beetz's first voice roles in the theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film.


 * This is Hank Azaria 's second theatrically released animated Warner Bros. film since  Happy Feet Two''" released 7 years prior.


 * This is the 2nd collaboration between Kath Soucie and Grey Griffin. Their first was   Clifford's Really Big Movie  14 years prior.
 * The film was in Normal 3D Real D 3D IMAX 3D Digital 3D & XD 3D.