Tom & Jerry: The Movie (2021)

Tom & Jerry: The Movie, or simply titled Tom & Jerry for its North American theatrical release, is a 2021 American live-action/computer-animated slapstick comedy film based on the titular cartoon characters of the same name created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbara, produced by Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros Pictures. It is the second theatrical film based on the characters, following Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), and the third to animate them in the contemporary real world with humans, following Anchors Aweigh (1945) and Dangerous When Wet (1953), like the original cartoons. The film's story follows Tom enlisted to catch Jerry, before his presence ruins New York City's fanciest hotel and its planned wedding.
The film is directed by Tim Story and written by Kevin Costello. It stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, Pallavi Sharda, Jordan Bolger, Patsy Ferran, and Ken Jeong in live-action roles, with Nicky Jam, Bobby Cannavale, and Lil Rel Howery in voice roles. The titular characters are voiced by William Hanna via archival recordings, with additional vocals from Kaiji Tang and André Sogliuzzo (though the characters are listed as themselves in the credits). Starting with a live-action film in 2009, to an animated film in 2015, and to the Warner Animation Group producing a hybrid film blending traditional animation and live-action in 2018, with filming beginning in 2019, the film languished in development hell until it was finally released in 2021, due to the studio spending years to search for a writer to pen the most faithful take on the characters for a feature film, in addition to the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tom & Jerry: The Movie was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United States and Canada on May 18, 2021, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on May 24, 2021, by Warner Bros Home Entertainment.
== Images ==
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== Storyline ==
=== Plot ===
A chaotic battle ensues between Jerry the Mouse, who has taken refuge in the Royal Gate Hotel, and Tom the Cat, who is hired to drive him away before the day of a big wedding arrives.
=== Genres ===
* Animation
* Adventure
* Comedy
* Family
* Fantasy
=== Home Media Rating ===
* G (Canada)
* PG (Ireland)
* PG (UK)
* PG (US)
== Details ==
=== Countries of origin ===
* United States
* United Kingdom
* France
* Germany
=== Home Media Release Dates ===
* May 18, 2021 (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* May 18, 2021 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* May 24, 2021 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* May 24, 2021 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
=== Also Known As ===
* Tom & Jerry: The Movie (Canada / US / UK / Ireland) (home media release title)
* Tom & Jerry (Canada / US) (theatrical release title)
== Home Media Openings ==
* Opening to Tom & Jerry: The Movie (2021) UK DVD (2021)
== Company Credits ==
=== Production Companies ===
* Warner Bros Pictures
* Warner Animation Group
* Hanna-Barbera Productions
* Lin Pictures
* Turner Entertainment Co.
* The Story Company
=== Distributors ===
* Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
== Technical Specs ==
=== Aspect Ratio ===
* 1.85:1
== Trivia ==
* This is the first film to feature the 2021 Warner Animation Group logo, which was modelled after the Warner Bros Pictures logo from the same year that first appeared on the HBO Max original film Locked Down (2021).
* This is the first Warner Animation Group film to be released in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
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