Top Cat Returns

Top Cat Returns(Also Known as Top Cat 3) is a Hand-Drawn-Computer-Animated Comedy-Action film based on the ABC Animated Series "Top Cat". It's a Sequel to the 2011 Mexican Film "Top Cat: The Movie" and It's prequel "Top Cat Begins". It's Produced by Warner Animation Group, Hanna Barbera Productions, Promateur Entertainment and Anima Estudios. It's the first film on the franchise that was Made in the US, It's also the first film Rated PG-13 instead of PG.

Plot
After Nearly Dying of Head Trauma while fighting with A.T. Jazz. Top Cat realizes that he's putting his gang in massive danger, and Questions his Leadership skills.

​Cast
Jason Harris Katz as Theodore "Top Cat" Clifton

Justin Roiland as Benjamin "Benny" T. Ball

Michael Cera as Choo Choo

Benjamin Diskin as Spook

Matthew Piazzi as Fancy-Fancy

Billy West as Brain

James Franco as A.T. Jazz

Tim Heidecker as Officer(Now Known as Chief) Dibble

Melissa Disney as Trixie

Ben Stiller as Charlie Wayne

​Production
Film Developer Diego Leiva began developing a sequel to "Top Cat: The Movie" in the Late 2010s. After his work on the 2022 Hit Cartoon Network Series "Planet Mayhem" Warner Bros Greenlit the Film.

in an Interview. He Said that it will be "in the same routes as the first drafts of the 2002 Scooby Doo Film, when it was still a PG-13 Parody of the Original show." it also compared it to films like "Star Trek Beyond" and "The Simpsons Movie"

Critical Response
The Film Recieved mixed to positive Reviews from Critics. Praising It's Story, Animation, Directing and Acting. Yet some people criticized the film for it's pacing and dark tone.

Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 69 out of 100. Saying "it's faithful enough to be charming, but not to the point where it plays it safe"

Animation
The Film is Animated using Toon Boom Harmony. The Backgrounds are Made on Adobe Photoshop.

Diego Leiva Stated that the film would have a cinematic perspective. Incorporating Cel-Shaded 3D Models created on the 3D Software Blender.