The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is an upcoming American animated sci-fi adventure comedy film directed by Pete Browngardt and written by Kevin Costello. The first fully animated non-compilation feature film in the Looney Tunes franchise to receive a theatrical release, it is based on the Looney Tunes Cartoons series developed by Browngardt and stars Eric Bauza and Bob Bergen. The film centers on Daffy Duck and Porky Pig as they try to save the Earth from an alien invasion.
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is set for release in 2024 and is distributed by GFM Animation internationally and Warner Bros. Pictures in North America and other countries.
Synopsis
Due to a series of antics at the bubble gum 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.
Voice cast
Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
Petunia Pig will also appear in the film.
Production
In September 2021, it was reported that a film based on the Looney Tunes Cartoons series and starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig was in development. Kevin Costello, who previously wrote the live-action/animated Tom & Jerry film earlier that year, was announced as writer, with Pete Browngardt returning from Looney Tunes Cartoons as executive producer and director. The film's title was revealed as The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie during the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con.
Release
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie was originally set to be released on HBO Max and the "ACME Night" block in Cartoon Network. However on August 2022, it was reported the film would no longer be released in HBO Max nor Cartoon Network, and that instead would be shopped around to other streaming services. GFM Animation will distribute the film internationally; the studio will launch sales at the American Film Market from October 31 to November 5, 2023, where first look footage will be shown. It is expected to be released in Q2 2024.
Marketing
The film was promoted during a Warner Bros. Discovery panel at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con. An early animation clip for the film was released on September 22, 2022. The film was shown during a Warner Bros. Animation panel at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Montreal studio TONIC DNA provided traditional animation for the film.