The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
| The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie | |
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 Theatrical poster. | |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor | Ketchup Entertainment |
| Release date | June 11, 2024 (Annecy) October 19, 2024 (Los Angeles) March 14, 2025 (North America) |
| Run time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Starring | Eric Bauza Candi Milo Peter MacNicol Fred Tatasciore Laraine Newman |
| Executive producer(s) | Sam Register Pete Browngardt |
| Music composed by | Joshua Moshier |
| Story by | Kevin Costello |
| Director(s) | Pete Browngardt |
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is an animated slapstick comedy film and a spin-off of the Looney Tunes Cartoons series. It was distributed by Ketchup Entertainment on March 14, 2025, following its early premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 11, 2024. It was written by Kevin Costello, and directed by Pete Browngardt.
It is the first fully animated, non-compilation feature film of the Looney Tunes franchise, and the first one to receive a theatrical release. Additionally, its North American release by Ketchup Entertainment makes this the first Looney Tunes film not directly released by Warner Bros.
While trying to get a job to pay their home repairs, Daffy and Porky discover an alien scheme planning on taking over the Earth through mind control. The two, with the additional help of Petunia, must become unlikely heroes to stop the invasion while trying to not go insane with each other.
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Town
- Observatory
- Porky and Daffy's residence
- Clampett Diner
- Goodie Gum factory
- Town hall
- Petunia Pig's residence
- Town
- United States
Production
Development
Music
The score is composed by Joshua Moshier.
Cast
- Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck and Porky Pig
- Candi Milo as Petunia Pig
- Peter MacNicol as the Invader
- Fred Tatasciore as the Scientist and Father Jim
- Laraine Newman as Mrs. Grecht
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- France: June 11, 2024 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival; February 12, 2025 in the rest of the country
- Germany and Switzerland: August 1, 2024 in theaters
- United States: October 19, 2024 at the Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles; March 14, 2025 in the rest of the country
- Spain and Italy: November 7, 2024 in theatres
- Slovakia: November 14, 2024 in theatres
- Bulgaria: November 15, 2024 in theatres
- Czech Republic: November 21, 2024 in theatres
- Turkey and South Africa: January 24, 2025 in theatres
- Poland: January 31, 2025 in theatres
- Iceland: February 7, 2025 in theatres
- Canada: March 14, 2025 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- In this film, Porky's stutter is a result of a head injury while reading a book as a child.
- Clampett Diner is named after director Bob Clampett.
Marketing
The film was promoted in the Warner Bros. discovery panel at San Diego Comic Con 2022, where it was first unveiled.[2] An early animation clip was revealed on September 22 of that year, during the Ottawa International Animation Festival;[3] it was later shown in a finished state on June 10, 2024, via the Warner Bros. TV PR channel at YouTube.[4]
Photos
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First promotional image. -
Teaser poster.
Reception
After its premiere in Annecy, The Day the Earth Blew Up was met with a positive reception from attendees.[5] Peter Debruge of Variety praised the film for its comedy and emotional core, stating that it was "crafted with love and a genuine respect for the franchise".[1]
Trailers
- First trailer
- Second trailer
- German trailer
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Debruge, Peter (June 12, 2024). "The Day the Earth Blew Up Review: Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Save the World in Side-Splitting Looney Tunes Movie". Variety.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (July 25, 2022). "Looney Tunes Panel Shares Witch Hazel Special, LTC Movie, 'Tiny Toons Looniversity'". Animation Magazine.
- ↑ Taylor, Drew (September 22, 2022). "Watch a Clip from New 'Looney Tunes' Movie 'The Day the Earth Blew Up' (Exclusive Video)". The Wrap.
- ↑ Schreur , Brandon (June 10, 2024). "The Day the Earth Blew Up Clip Previews Theatrical Daffy Duck & Porky Pig Looney Tunes Movie". comingsoon.net.
- ↑ Gajewski, Ryan (June 12, 2024). "Looney Tunes Movie The Day the Earth Blew Up Debuts to Boisterous Laughter at Annecy". The Hollywood Reporter.
