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Directed by | Tom Gormican |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Anaconda is an upcoming American action comedy horror film co-produced and directed by Tom Gormican, who co-wrote it with Kevin Etten. It serves as a reboot of the 1997 film [1] and is the sixth installment in the Anaconda film series. The film stars Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchior, and Selton Mello.
Anaconda is scheduled to be released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States on December 25, 2025.
A midlife crisis inspires Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd) to head into the Amazon rainforest to remake their favorite film from their youth, but everything changes when a real giant anaconda shows up, turning the comically chaotic set into a deadly situation. The movie they’re dying to make? It might just kill them. [2]
— Sony Pictures Releasing
On January 24, 2020, it was announced that Columbia Pictures was developing a reboot of the 1997 cult film Anaconda , with Evan Daugherty attached to write the screenplay. [3] In March 2023, Tom Gormican was announced as the director of the film. [4] In August 2024, Jack Black and Paul Rudd were cast in the leading roles, with Gormican scribing with frequent collaborator Kevin Etten. [5] In September, Daniela Melchior joined the cast. [6] In January 2025, Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn, Selton Mello, and Ione Skye joined the cast, with principal photography beginning that month in Australia. [7] Filming concluded in late February 2025. [8]
Anaconda is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2025, by Sony Pictures Releasing. [9]