Animaniacs (2024 film)

Animaniacs (2024) is a live-action/animated hybrid, slapstick comedy, musical, and crossover film based on the original 1993 animated TV series and the 2002 revival of the same name co-produced by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Amblin Entertainment, and Legendary Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written and produced by original series creator, Tom Rugger, the flim stars the original cast Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell and Tress MacNeille respiring their roles as Yakko, Wakko and Dot Warner, respectively, with Jo Ellen Pellman, Maurice LaMarche, Frank Welker, Paul Rugg, Trey Parker, Kate McKinnon, Melissa Villaseñor. It serves as a standalone sequel to direct-to-video film Wakko's Wish (1999).

The film sets in the alternate world where humans and toons co-exist with one another. It focus on The Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister, Yakko, Wakko and Dot Warner along with their new human friend Harper (Jo Ellen Pellman), has to save the future of the animation industry and their home studio, Warner Bros. from the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav from being bought out and merging with another studio, Universal's parent company, Comcast.

Plot
In a world co-populated by humans and cartoon characters known as “toons”, The Warner siblings, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, cartoon stars of the hit 1990s series “Animaniacs” live in the WB Tower on the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, California in 2023 where humans, toons and animation fans are upset with Hollywood for being mistreating toons and canceling promising projects as the Warners sees angry protesters of humans and toons outside Warner Bros. Studio. Yakko, Wakko, and Dot goes see a stress Nora Rita Norita, the CEO of Warner Brothers in her office explaining to the Warner siblings that David Zaslav, the CEO of their parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery is responsible for cancelling, interfering and ruining so many of Warner Bros.’ most promising upcoming projects and beloved franchises, shows, and movies, especially in the animation deportation ever since Warner Brothers merged with Discovery Inc. and now because if Zaslav’s actions and bad discussion making, the entire company is in huge debt and at risk of being sold to another major studio. With Nora feels powerless, the Warners meets her intern, Harper; the latter reveals herself to be a big Animaniacs fan, both the original 1993 series and the 2020 revival series, and understanding that they might lose their home, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot set out to Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Headquarters in New York City with Harper to save Warner Bros.

Cast
Voice Cast


 * Rob Paulsen as Yakko Warner
 * Paulsen also respires his roles as Pinky (cameo appearance) and Dr. Scratchansniff.
 * Jess Harnell as Wakko Warner
 * Tress MacNeille as Dot Warner
 * MacNeille also respires her roles as Hello Nurse, Marita, Daisy Duck, Babs Bunny, Gadget
 * Maurice LaMarche as The Brain (cameo appearance)
 * LaMarche also reprises his role as Squit
 * Frank Welker as Ralph T. Guard
 * Welker also respires his roles as Runt, Flavio, Chicken Boo, Thaddeus Plotz, Fred Jones, Scooby-Doo, Father Time, Curious George
 * John Mariano as Bobby
 * Stephanie Escajeda as Nora Rita Norita
 * Kate McKinnon as Chloe Carmichael, a hated character from season ten of Nickelodeon's The Fairly Oddparents. One of the villains of the movie.
 * Kari Wahlgren briefly provides the voice acting for Chloe's voice (credited as "Chloe's annoying voice"). Wahlgren also reprises her role as Zatanna from DC Super Hero Girls (2019), Nova from Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, and Ellie Martin/Elastika from Zevo-3.
 * Melissa Villaseñor as Fake Velma. One of the villains of the movie. Replacing Mindy Kaling from the HBO Max series, Velma.
 * Jodi Benson as Ariel (cameo)
 * Linda Larkin as Jasmine (cameo)
 * Jennifer Hale as Sally “Thorn” McKnight, Cinderella (cameo)
 * Jeff Bennett as Johnny Bravo, Kowalski (also voiced by Chris Miller),
 * Paul Rugg as Freakazoid (cameo appearance)
 * Kate Micucci as Velma Dinkley
 * TBA as Daphne Blake
 * Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers
 * Jane Wiedin as Dusk
 * Kimberly Brooks as Luna
 * Sherri Stoner as Slappy Squirrel
 * TBA as Skippy Squirrel
 * TBA as Pesto
 * Bernadette Peters as Rita
 * Tessa Netting as Sweetie Bird (cameo appearances)
 * Nancy Cartwright as Mindy, Bart Simpson, Chuckie Finster, Rufus
 * Laura Mooney as Katie Ka-Boom
 * Charlie Schlatter as B-Bop A-Luna
 * John Mulaney as Chip (cameo appearance)
 * Andy Samberg as Dale (cameo appearance)
 * Tim Robinson as Ugly Sonic (cameo appearance)

Live Action Cast


 * Trey Parker as David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery and the main villain of the movie.
 * TBA as Channing Dungey
 * Jo Ellen Pellman as Harper, Nora’s 25 years old human intern who befriends the Warner Siblings due to her being a fan of both the original and revival of Animaniacs and helps the Warners in the movie.
 * Meg Donnelly as herself (cameo appearance)
 * Lily James as herself (cameo appearance)
 * Naomi Scott as herself (cameo appearance)
 * Halle Bailey as herself (cameo appearance)
 * Steven Spielberg as Himself
 * Charli and Dixie D’Ameilo as themselves
 * Henry Cavil as himself (cameo appearance)
 * Ryan Reynolds as himself (cameo appearance)
 * Margot Robbie as herself (cameo appearance)

Trivia

 * The movie is inspired by Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Chip n Dale Rescue Ranger (2022).
 * This movie is rated PG for for cartoon violence, rude humor and brief language.
 * This movie will feature cameo appearance of Warner Bros. and Non-Warner Bros. characters appearing in their original and respective animation designs.
 * The original cast and crew returns for this movie in order to stay true to the original series.
 * This is Jo Ellen Pellman's third movie after The Prom (2020) and Tripped Up (2023).
 * This movie will feature new songs and some returning song for the movie.
 * Melissa Villaseñor is replacing Mindy Kaling as Fake Velma for the movie due to backlash from Scooby-Doo fans.
 * Fran Drescher was originally cast to play Chloe Carmichael, but she was fired from the movie due to blacklash and controversy surrounding SAG-AFTRA's Halloween costume rules during the strike, and now former Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon will be the new voice of Chole for this movie.