Tom and Jerry: The Forbidden Compass

Tom and Jerry: The Forbidden Compass or Tom and Jerry: Astrological Encounters (猫和老鼠：星盘奇缘) is a 2025 Chinese-American co-production computer animated science fantasy comedy film directed by Zhang Gang. produced by Origin Animation and co-produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and China Film Group. the film was distributed by Wuzhou Film Distribution and the US by Viva Pictures in theaters on June 12, 2026. as the 18th installment of the Tom and Jerry film series.

 Plot 
During a chase in a museum, Tom and Jerry accidentally activate a magical compass that transports them to another world. On their journey home, they meet a group of new companions and become embroiled in a conflict against mysterious forces.https://deadline.com/2025/06/warner-bros-pictures-china-tom-and-jerry-forbidden-compass-release-date-1236439076/

 Cast (United States English dub) 
 Eric Bauza - Tom Cat
 Ben Diskin - Jerry Mouse
 Janice Kawaye - Jade
 Travis Willingham - Sonny 
 Matthew Yang King - The Phoenix Master 
 Roger Craig Smith - Feeney/Devil Tom 
 A.J. Beckles - Mega-Rat and Xander 
 Vincent Tong - Tien 
 Robin Atkin Downes - The Celestial Master 
 Jill Talley - Beijing Opera 
 Maria Bamford - Young Mega-Rat and Villager 
 Lauren Tom - Villager #2 
 Cristina Pucelli - Villager #6 
 Aleks Le - Rat Guard #2
 Yuri Lowenthal - Rat Guard #1 
 Erica Lindbeck - Villager #8 
 James Sie - Rat Guard #6 
 Piotr Michael - Rat Guard #4 
 Keone Young - Villager #9
Additional voices: Hiromi Dames, Jennifer Hale, Debi Derryberry, Ashly Burch, Misty Lee, Jennifer Yokobori, Candi Milo, Haley Tju, Fred Tatasciore, Lara Jill Miller and Mo Collins.                                                                        

 Crew 

 Zhang Gang – director, editor, writer and producer

 American version 

 Sam Register – producer, director
 Lindsay Katai – writer
 Bob Boyle – storywriter 
 Vivek Maddala - composer, additional music                                                                                                                                              
 Sam Riegel - voice director

 Release 
the movie went several international translating titles such as, Germany as Tom und Jerry: Der verbotene Kompass, Japan as ''Tomu to jerī kindan no rashinban'' (トムとジェリー 禁断の羅針盤), and South Korea as ''톰과 제리: 금지된 나침반'', Greek as ''Τομ και Τζέρι: Η Απαγορευμένη Πυξίδα'' (Tom and Jerry and the Lost Compass), Mongolian as ''Том Жерри хоёр: Шидэт Луужин'' (Tom and Jerry: The Magic Compass), Brazil and Portugal as ''Tom e Jerry: Uma Aventura no Museu'' (Tom and Jerry: Adventure at the Museum) and ''Tom & Jerry: A Bússola Perdida'' (Tom and Jerry: The Lost Compass), Spain as ''Tom y Jerry: Aventura en el tiempo'' (Tom and Jerry: a Time Travel Adventure), Italy as ''Tom e Jerry: La bussola proibita'', France as ''Tom et Jerry : La boussole de voyage'' (Tom and Jerry: The Travel Compass), Turkey as ''Tom ve Jerry: Mistik Pusula'' (Tom and Jerry: The Mystic Compass), Hungarian as ''Tom és Jerry varázslatos iránytűvel utazik'' (Tom and Jerry: Travel with a Magic Compass), Thai as ''ทอมและเจอร์รี่ต่อสู้กับเมกะแรทในเข็มทิศ'' (Tom and Jerry fights Mega-rat in the Compass).

 Production 
This film was animated in August 12 to September 9, 2024 by Origin Animation, as well all voiced actors recording by Studiopolis. the Americanized edit over 12 minutes of footage for pacing reasons, then limited trimmed by 103 minutes to 93 minutes long and produced by Sam Register and literally distributed by Viva Kids themselves. 

 References 

Category:American animated movies
Category:Comedy movies
Category:2025 movies
Category:Tom and Jerry movies
Category:Multilingual movies
Category:Movies set in museums
Category:Movies set in California
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Category:Chinese movies
Category:Warner Bros. Animation movies
Category:American independent movies
Category:2020s English-language movies
Category:2025 comedy movies
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Category:Computer-animated movies
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