Tom and Jerry - the widely popular cartoon – turned 80 this year. An inseparable part of our collective childhood memory, the duo will now take their mischief to the big screen next year.
The latest feature, a mix of live-action and animation, penned by Kevin Costello and directed by Tim Story, will see Tom and Jerry – usually at each other’s throats - working together to save the day.
The cast includes Chloë Grace Moretz (The Addams Family), Michael Peña (Cesar Chavez, American Hustle, Ant-Man), Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2), Colin Jost (How to be Single, Saturday Night Live), and Ken Jeong (Crazy Rich Asians).
Studio Warner Bros released the trailer today, on November 18, to mixed fan reaction.
Who's willing to bet that most of the slapstick was in the trailer and the movie itself is mostly focused on the humans doing boring personal issues like a majority of movies like this
— Justin says Break out the gullotines! (@WolfmanJustin) November 17, 2020
The fact it takes place in the real world, has no cohesive story except for Tom and Jerry fighting like they've always done, and the fact that this trailer is stuffed to the brim with pop and rap songs...I can say I don't have high hopes at all for this movie.
— Mind Reader (@MasterofBillys) November 17, 2020
In 1940, the first episode of Tom and Jerry aired, leading to 161 theatrical short films and a number of films and television shows.
William Hannah and Joseph Barbera created this American franchise, and the series first appeared in the Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) cartoon, Puss Gets the Boot. It revolves around a comical love-hate relationship between a house cat and a mouse.
