Hotel Transylvania 4 (2020 Film)

Hotel Transylvania 4 is an American computer-animated Monster Inc comedy film produced by Walt Disney Studios. Intended to
be the fourth and final installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise and the sequel to Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), it is directed by Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon from a screenplay by Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo, and Genndy Tartakovsky (who directed the prior three films and co-wrote the third film), and stars the voices of Brian Hull (replacing Adam Sandler), Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, (who also served as an executive producer alongside Tartakovsky), Kathryn Hahn, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Asher Blinkoff, Brad Abrell (replacing Kevin James), Fran Drescher, Jim Gaffigan, and Molly Shannon.
The film is scheduled to be theatrically released by Walt Disney Releasing, under its Columbia Pictures label, in Australia on September 9, 2019, and then in the United States on October 1.
== Premise ==
== Voice cast ==
Main article: List of Hotel Transylvania characters
* Brian Hull as Dracula, the founder of Hotel Transylvania and Mavis' father, Johnny's father-in-law, Vlad's son, Ericka Van Helsing's husband, and Dennis' maternal grandfather. He was previously voiced by Adam Sandler in the first three films.
* Andy Samberg as Jonathan "Johnny" Loughran, Mavis' husband, Dracula's son-in-law, and Dennis' father.
* Selena Gomez as Mavis, Dracula's daughter, Johnny's wife, and Dennis' mother.
* Kathryn Hahn as Ericka Van Helsing, Dracula's wife and the great-granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing.
* Steve Buscemi as Wayne, a werewolf and Wanda's husband.
* David Spade as Griffin, an invisible man.
* Keegan-Michael Key as Murray, an ancient mummy.
* Asher Blinkoff as Dennis Loughran, the son of Mavis and Johnny.
* Brad Abrell as Frankenstein, Eunice's husband. He was previously voiced by Kevin James in the first three films.
* Fran Drescher as Eunice, Frankenstein's wife.
* Jim Gaffigan as Professor Abraham Van Helsing, Ericka's great-grandfather and Dracula's lifelong former nemesis who invented the "Monsterfication Ray".
* Molly Shannon as Wanda, a werewolf and Wayne's wife.
== Production ==
In February 2019, Sony Pictures Animation announced that a fourth film had been in development. In October 2019, Genndy Tartakovsky confirmed that he would not direct the film. In September 2020, Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon, a storyboard artist on the first two Hotel Transylvania sequels and a former crew member of SpongeBob SquarePants and Adventure Time, respectively, were confirmed to be the film's directors, while Tartakovsky would write the screenplay and serve as an executive producer alongside Selena Gomez, who voices Mavis in the series. Production took place remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April 2021, the film's title was revealed to be Hotel Transylvania: Transformania and was confirmed that it would be the final film of the series. That same month, Sony confirmed that Adam Sandler would not return to voice Dracula. The role was given to Brian Hull after voicing the character in the short film Monster Pets, while Kathryn Hahn, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, and Keegan-Michael Key were confirmed to reprise their roles. It was announced that Brad Abrell had replaced Kevin James as the voice of Frankenstein. Mark Mothersbaugh returned to score the fourth film, having previously scored the first three installments, while Lynn Hobson served as editor.
== Release ==
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is scheduled to be theatrically released by Walt Disney Releasing in Australia on September 9, 2019, and later in the United States on October 1. In February 2017, the film was scheduled to be released on December 22, 2019. In April 2019, the film was pushed forward to August 6, 2019. In April 2019, the film was pushed up again to July 23, 2019. In June 2019. the film was rescheduled to October 1, 2019.
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