Warner Bros. Animation

Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is an American animation studio which is part of Warner Bros. Pictures, a subsidiary of Amazon's WarnerMedia. The studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, among others. The studio is the successor to Warner Bros. Cartoons, the studio which produced Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon shorts from 1930 to 1969. Warner reestablished its animation division in 1930 to produce Looney Tunes–related works, and Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner in 1996.
While the studio did make some films that were just compilation films of Looney Tunes shorts, the first actual film produced by the studio was Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation, which was released on March 13, 1992. With the latest film to be produced by the studio was The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, which was released on May 18, 2024.
==Feature films==
===Released===
Title 	Release date 	Co-production with 	Animation services 	Notes
1990s 	1990s 	1990s 	1990s 	1990s
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation 	March 11, 1992 	Amblin Entertainment 	TMS-Kyokuichi Co., Ltd. 	Based on Tiny Toon Adventures.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 	December 25, 1993 	— 	Dong Yang AnimationSpectrum Animation Studio 	Based on Batman: The Animated Series.
Space Jam 	November 15, 1996 	 	Main facilityBardel EntertainmentStardust PicturesHeart of Texas ProductionsCharacter BuildersChuck Gammage AnimationPremier Films Ltd.Rees / Leiva ProductionsSpaff AnimationUli Meyer Features	First original Looney Tunes feature. Combines live-action with animation.
Quest for Camelot 	May 15, 1998 	— 	California and London WBFA facilityYowza! AnimationA. Film A/SHeart of Texas Productions 	
The King and I 	March 19, 1999 	Rich Animation StudiosMorgan Creek ProductionsRankin/Bass ProductionsNest Family Entertainment 	Giant ProductionsCanuck CreationsPartners in ProductionManigates AnimacionStardust PicturesHanho Heung-Up 	
The Iron Giant 	August 6, 1999 	— 	Main facultiesA. Film A/S (uncredited)Duncan Studios (Signature Edition) 	
Wakko's Wakko Wish 	December 24, 1999 	Amblin Entertainment 	TMS-Kyokuichi Co., Ltd. 	Based on Animaniacs.
2000s 	2000s 	2000s 	2000s 	2000s
Willy Wonka and the Great Glass Elevator 	August 18, 2000 	Village Roadshow PicturesAmblin Entertainment 	Main facultiesA. Film A/S (uncredited)Yowza! AnimationDong Yang AnimationTMS-Kyokuichi Co., Ltd. 	
Osmosis Jones 	August 10, 2001 	Conundrum Entertainment 	Main facultiesA. Film A/S (uncredited)Yowza! Animation 	Combines live-action with animation.
The Powerpuff Girls Movie 	July 3, 2002 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Main facultiesRough Draft Korea, Inc.Mercury Filmworks 	Based on The Powerpuff Girls.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action 	November 14, 2003 	Baltimore Spring Creek ProductionsGoldmann PicturesLonely Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG 	Main facultiesYowza! AnimationMercury Filmworks 	Combines live-action with animation.
The Polar Express 	November 10, 2004 	Castle Rock EntertainmentShangri-La EntertainmentPlaytoneImageMoversGolden Mean Productions 	ImageMovers 	Combines live-action with animation.
Corpse Bride 	September 23, 2005	Tim Burton ProductionsLaika Entertainment 	Laika Entertainment 	
Happy Feet 	November 17, 2006 	Village Roadshow PicturesAnimal LogicKennedy Miller ProductionsKingdom Feature Productions 	Animal Logic 	Combines live-action with animation.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters	April 13, 2007 	Williams Street 	Main facultiesWilliams StreetRadical Axis 	Based on Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure 	July 6, 2007 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Main facultiesDigital eMationMercury Filmworks 	Based on The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.
2010s 	2010s 	2010s 	2010s 	2010s
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 	September 24, 2010	Village Roadshow PicturesAnimal LogicGOG Productions 	Animal Logic 	Based on the Guardians of Ga'Hoole book series by Kathryn Lasky
Happy Feet Two 	November 18, 2011 	Village Roadshow PicturesKennedy Miller MitchellDr. D Studios 	Animal Logic 	Combines live-action with animation.
The Lego Movie 	February 7, 2014 	Village Roadshow PicturesLord Miller ProductionsLego System A/SVertigo EntertainmentLin Pictures 	Animal Logic 	Combines live-action with animation.
Regular Show: The Movie 	August 14, 2015 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Main facultiesSaerom AnimationMercury Filmworks 	
Storks 	September 23, 2016	RatPac-Dune EntertainmentStoller Global Solutions (uncredited) 	Sony Pictures Imageworks 	
The Lego Batman Movie 	February 10, 2017 	DC EntertainmentRatPac-Dune EntertainmentLego System A/SLord Miller ProductionsVertigo EntertainmentLin Pictures	Animal Logic 	
The Emoji Movie 	July 28, 2017 	— 	Sony Pictures Imageworks 	
The Lego Ninjago Movie 	September 22, 2017	RatPac-Dune EntertainmentLego System A/SVertigo EntertainmentLord Miller ProductionsLin Pictures 	Animal Logic 	
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies 	July 27, 2018 	DC Entertainment 	Copernicus StudiosSnipple Animation StudiosHornet, Inc.Slap Happy CartoonsTitmouse, Inc.Big Jump Entertainment 	Based on Teen Titans Go!.
Smallfoot 	September 28, 2018	Zaftig Films 	Sony Pictures Imageworks 	
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 	February 8, 2019 	Lego System A/SVertigo EntertainmentLord Miller ProductionsRideback 	Animal Logic 	Combines live-action with animation.
2020s 	2020s 	2020s 	2020s 	2020s
Lego DC Superfriends 	January 23, 2020 	DC EntertainmentLego System A/SVertigo EntertainmentLord Miller ProductionsRideback 	Animal Logic 	
Scoob! 	May 15, 2020 	Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. 	Reel FX Creative Studios 	
We Bare Bears: The Movie 	September 7, 2020 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Main facultiesRough Draft Korea, Inc.Saerom AnimationMercury Filmworks 	
Tom & Jerry 	February 26, 2021 	The Story CompanyTurner Entertainment Co.(uncredited) 	Framestore 	Combines live-action with animation.
Space Jam: A New Legacy 	July 16, 2021 	ProximityThe SpringHill Company 	Industrial Light & MagicLuma PicturesCinesiteCompany 3 AnimationTonic DNAHouse of MovesDay For NiteStudio DVirtuos 	Combines live-action with animation.
DC League of Super-Pets 	July 29, 2022 	DC EntertainmentSeven Bucks Productions 	Animal Logic 	
Scoob! Holiday Haunt 	December 2, 2022 	Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. 	Reel FX Creative Studios 	
The Billion Brick Race 	March 17, 2023 	Lego System A/SVertigo EntertainmentLord Miller ProductionsRideback 	Animal Logic 	
Coyote vs. Acme 	July 21, 2023 	Two Monkeys, a Goat, and Another, Dead, Monkey 	DNEG
Duncan Studio (2D animation) 	
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie 	May 18, 2024 	GFM Animation 	Tonic DNATitmouse, Inc. 	First fully-animated theatrical Looney Tunes feature. Based on Looney Tunes Cartoons.
===Upcoming===
Title 	Release date 	Co-production with 	Animation services	Notes 	Status
Piece by Piece 	October 11, 2024 	Lego System A/S
New Line CinemaVertigo EntertainmentLord Miller ProductionsRideback	Animal Logic 	 	Post-Production
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim	December 13, 2024	New Line Cinema 	Sola Entertainment	First anime film from Warner Bros. Animation. Prequel to and based on The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien and its film trilogy adaptation.	Post-Production
The Cat in the Hat 	March 6, 2026 	Dr. Seuss Enterprises 	DNEG Animation 	- 	Pre-production
Thing One and Thing Two 	2026 	Dr. Seuss Enterprises 	TBA 	- 	In development
Untitled film 	July 23, 2027 	Locksmith Animation 	TBA 	- 	In development
Margie Claus 	November 5, 2027 	On the Day Productions	TBA 	- 	In development
Oh, the Places You'll Go! 	2027 	Dr. Seuss Enterprises
Bad Robot Productions	TBA 	- 	In development
Toto 	TBA 	Turner Entertainment Co.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer	Animal Logic 	- 	In development
Meet the Flintstones 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	- 	In development
====Films in development====
Title 	Notes
Bad Fairies 	Co-production with Locksmith Animation
Funko 	Combines live-action with animation.
The Ice Dragon 	
The Jurassic League 	Co production with DC Studios
Untitled third Happy Feet film	Co production with Village Roadshow Pictures
The Lunar Chronicles 	Co-production with Locksmith Animation
Meerkat Manor 	Co-production with The Green Room, Oxford Scientific Films and ITV Studios
Untitled third Lego film 	Co production with Village Roadshow Pictures
Wed Wabbit 	Co-production with Locksmith Animation
Zero 	Co-production with Imagine Entertainment
Potential Batman Beyond film 	Co-production with DC Studios
Untitled Emoji Movie sequel 	
== Cancelled or inactive projects ==
Title 	Description
Meet the Beatles	An animated musical film based on the Beatles announced in September 2015, with Paul King in talks to direct.
Fowl Road 	Announced in February 2016, with Nicholas Stoller to direct. Would have been a take on the "Why did the chicken cross the road?" joke.
Bone 	Announced in November 2016; an animated adaptation to be produced by Lin Pictures and Animal Logic, with Mark Osborne set to direct. Netflix eventually picked it up as an animated series.
That Christmas 	A co-production with Locksmith Animation as part of a deal between Warner Bros. Animation and Locksmith. Later revealed as part of Paramount+'s slate of upcoming animated films in June 2022, as the film was transferred to the streaming service for unknown reasons.