Peppa Pig: World War

Peppa Pig: World War is a 2026 American-British animated post-apocalyptic dark comedy war film based on the animated preschool series Peppa Pig, serving as a sequel to 2024’s The Peppa Pig Movie. The film is directed again by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, produced by Michael Bay, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn, and written by Frake-Waterfield and Bay, from a story by Frake-Waterfield, and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Pine, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Paul Rudd, Chris Evans, Jordan Peele, Kate McKinnon, Tina Fey, TJ Miller, Mindy Kaling, Zoe Saldana, Kristen Wiig, Channing Tatum, Tom Holland, Helen Mirren, Peter Cullen, Julie Andrews, Patrick Stewart, Chris Pratt, Sarah Silverman, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton, Awkwafina, Lucy Liu, Fred Armisen, Angela Bassett, Ron Perlman, Robert Downey Jr., and Vin Diesel, with Taika Waititi as the Narrator. Set two years after the events of the first film, the film follows Peppa, the only survivor of human Rhys’ successful attempt at anthropomorphic animal extinction on Earth, as she, having settled on her own planet to live her own life, encounters Rhys again, joined by his long-lost brother Bay, an encounter which results in the accidental resurrection of Peppa’s family, friends, and all the killed animals, unleashing a war between multiple factions of the animals.

Plans for a sequel began after the first film’s massive box office success. Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield wanted to take the satire from the first film in a bigger direction and expressed interest in a war film with Peppa. The sequel was officially announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 in July 2024, with Frake-Waterfield and all of the first film’s all-celebrity cast returning. Michael Bay was attached to the film that August, and the title was unveiled in October. The producers, previously involved in Saving Private Ryan (1998), wanted to balance the outright war genre and style with the dark comedy satire and parody of the franchise from the first film. Inspirations for the film came from Saving Private Ryan, The Dirty Dozen, and Captain America: Civil War. With a runtime of 150 minutes, it is the longest ever animated film produced by a Hollywood studio.

Peppa Pig: World War was theatrically released on May 1, 2026. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, with criticism at the animation, plot, style, action, black humor, inconsistent tone, script, direction, runtime, pacing, and characters. Despite this, the film managed to outgross it’s predecessor, grossing $2.08 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, the first animated film to gross over $2 billion, the third highest-grossing film of 2026 (behind Avengers: Secret Wars and Avatar: The Tulkun Rider), and the seventh highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release. A third film, Peppa Pig: Cartoon Wars, was released on December 22, 2028.

Premise
Two years after the events of the first film, nearly all anthropomorphic animals on Earth have been killed by the human Rhys. Peppa Pig, the only survivor from Rhys’ attack, has settled alone on her own planet, Pepplanet-1. However, when Rhys and his long-lost brother, Bay, arrive on Pepplanet-1 to kill the final animal once and for all, the fight between Peppa and Rhys and Bay results in the accidental resurrection of all the animals, including Peppa’s family and friends. With a lot of groups with different reactions to what happened, the animals split into multiple factions and unleash a massive world war between them. Meanwhile, Rhys and Bay use this world-shattering conflict for their own gain to destroy everyone forever.

Voice Cast

 * Anya Taylor-Joy as Peppa Pig
 * Chris Pine as George Pig
 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Mommy Pig
 * Paul Rudd as Daddy Pig
 * Chris Evans as Danny Dog
 * Jordan Peele as Pedro Pony
 * Kate McKinnon as Susy Sheep
 * Tina Fey as Rebecca Rabbit
 * TJ Miller as Richard Rabbit
 * Mindy Kaling as Candy Cat
 * Zoe Saldana as Zoe Zebra
 * Kristen Wiig as Emily Elephant
 * Channing Tatum as Edmond Elephant
 * Tom Holland as Freddy Fox
 * Helen Mirren as Madame Gazelle
 * Peter Cullen as Dr. Brown Bear
 * Julie Andrews as Granny Pig
 * Patrick Stewart as Grandpa Pig
 * Chris Pratt as Uncle Pig
 * Sarah Silverman as Auntie Pig
 * Chloë Grace Moretz as Chloe Pig
 * Dwayne Johnson as Mr. Bull
 * Awkwafina as Mrs. Rabbit
 * Michael Keaton as Mr. Potato / Super Potato
 * Lucy Liu as Dr. Hamster
 * Fred Armisen as Policeman Stag
 * Angela Bassett as the Queen
 * Ron Perlman as Father Christmas
 * Robert Downey Jr. as Bay, Rhys’ long-lost brother.
 * Vin Diesel as Rhys, a human who got the entire anthropomorphic animal world with the exception of Peppa extinct in the ending of the first film.
 * Taika Waititi as the Narrator