The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
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| The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie | |
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 Theatrical poster. | |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Animation GFM Animation |
| Distributor | GFM Animation Ketchup Entertainment (North America) |
| Release date | June 11, 2024 (Annecy) August 1, 2024 (Germany and Switzerland) October 19, 2024 (Los Angeles) February 28, 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 upcoming animated film and a spin-off of the Looney Tunes Cartoons series. The film is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and GFM Animation, and was written by Kevin Costello, and directed by Pete Browngardt. It premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 11, 2024, and will be released on February 28, 2025 in North America. 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.
During their usual antics, Daffy and Porky discover that their local bubblegum factory is planning on taking over the Earth via mind control. The two must become unlikely heroes to stop the invasion while trying to not go insane with each other.
Production
Development
Music
Cast
- Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck and Porky Pig
- Candi Milo as Petunia Pig
- Peter MacNicol as the Invader
- Fred Tatasciore
- Laraine Newman
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- France: June 11, 2024 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival
- Germany and Switzerland: August 1, 2024 in theaters
- United States: October 19, 2024 at the Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles; February 28, 2025 in the rest of the country
Behind the scenes
Marketing and Promotion
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
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
- 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.
