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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Teaser poster
Directed by Pete Browngardt
Written byKevin Costello
Based on Looney Tunes
by Warner Bros.
Starring
Edited byNick Simotas
Music byJoshua Moshier
Production
company
Distributed byGFM Animation
Release date
2024
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is an upcoming American animated science fiction comedy film directed by Pete Browngardt (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Kevin Costello. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it is the first fully animated non-compilation feature film in the Looney Tunes franchise to receive a theatrical release, [1] and the first to not be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is a spin-off of the Looney Tunes Cartoons series developed by Browngardt and features the voices of Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, Peter MacNicol, Fred Tatasciore, and Laraine Newman. Its story centers on Daffy Duck and Porky Pig as they try to save the Earth from an alien invasion.

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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is set for release by GFM Animation in Fall 2024.

Premise

Due to a series of antics at the bubblegum factory, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig discover a secret alien plot to take over the Earth via mind-control. The duo must work together to stop the aliens, while trying to avoid driving each other insane. [2]

Voice cast

Production

In September 2021, it was reported that a film based on the Looney Tunes Cartoons series was in development at Warner Bros. Animation, focusing on Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. [5] Kevin Costello, who previously wrote Warner Animation Group's Tom & Jerry released earlier that year, was announced as the writer, with Pete Browngardt returning from Looney Tunes Cartoons as an executive producer and director. [2]

Bob Bergen, who voiced Porky Pig in Looney Tunes Cartoons, confirmed that he would not be reprising the role. [6] Also, Candi Milo replaced Lara Jill Miller as Petunia Pig. [7]

Production for the movie ended in March 2024, according to supervising producer Alex Kirwan. [8]

Release

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie was originally set to be released on Max (then known as HBO Max), and the "ACME Night" block on Cartoon Network. [5] However on August 22, 2022, it was reported the film would no longer be released on HBO Max nor Cartoon Network, and that instead would be shopped around to other streaming services. [9] On June 20, 2023, it was revealed that the film was retitled Looney Tunes: Bubble Brains. [10] On October 26, 2023, it was announced that the film would get a theatrical release, the title switched back to the original title, and GFM Animation was handling the worldwide distribution rights; the studio launched sales at the American Film Market from October 31 to November 5, 2023, where first look footage was shown. [11] [1] It is expected to be released this fall. [11] [7]

Marketing

The film was promoted during the Warner Bros. Discovery panel at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, where the film's title was unveiled. [3] An early animation clip for the film was released on September 22, 2022. [12] The film was shown during the Warner Bros. Animation panel at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. [12] Montreal studio TONIC DNA provided traditional animation for the film. [13]

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