The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

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 there is an alien scheme planning on taking over the Earth. 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

Production

Development

Music

The score is composed by Joshua Moshier.

Cast

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • According to 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 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

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