Sprite Fright

Sprite Fright is a 2025 computer-animated independent comedy horror film directed by Josh Cooley, with a screenplay by Gabe Frost, Matthew Luhn, and Valerie LaPointe. Based on the short film of the same name, it stars Hong Chau, Liev Schreiber, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and serves as a direct sequel to the short film.
Sprite Fright premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 19, 2025, before it began its theatrical release in the United States on October 31, 2025.
== Synopsis ==
"Haunted by the trauma-inducing encounter with little green humanoids known as the Sprites, an adult Ellie Chan is recruited by a group of field operatives to find and exterminate them once and for all."
-A24
== Cast ==
* Hong Chau as Ellie.
* Liev Schreiber
* Aaron Taylor-Johnson
* B.J. Novak
* Norman Reedus
* Eric Peterson as the elder Sprite.
== Production ==
=== Development ===
In November 2023, A24 announced that they were producing a feature-length movie based on the Blender short film Sprite Fright, with Hong Chau set to voice the main character. The rest of the cast was announced later in January 2024.
Animation of the film was provided by Blender Studio.
== Release ==
===Theatrical===
Sprite Fright premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 19, 2025. A few sneak peeks were released on the official Blender YouTube channel. The film had a limited theatrical release on October 31, 2025 before it had a wide release on November 7, 2025.
===Home media===
The film was released on digital on December 16, 2025, before its DVD and Blu-Ray formats were released on January 13, 2026.
== Reception ==
TBA.
Category:A24 Pictures films
Category:Animated comedy films
Category:Animated horror films
Category:Comedy Horror
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