Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox film ***Hotel Transylvania: Transformania*** (also known as ***Hotel Transylvania 4***) is an upcoming American computer-animated monster comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. 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 starring the voices of Brian Hull (replacing Adam Sandler), Selena Gomez (who also served as an executive producer alongside Tartakovsky), Andy Samberg, Kathryn Hahn, Asher Blinkoff, Thalia Tran, Jim Gaffigan, Brad Abrell (replacing Kevin James), Fran Drescher, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, and David Spade.

The film is scheduled to be theatrically released by Sony Pictures Releasing, under its Columbia Pictures label, in Australia on September 9, 2021, in the United States on October 1, and then in Canada on January 1st, 2022.

## Premise

> When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray", goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a dragon! In their new mismatched bodies, Drac, stripped of his powers, and an exuberant Johnny, loving life as a dragon, must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it's too late, and before they drive each other crazy. With help from Mavis and the hilariously human Drac Pack, the heat is on to find a way to switch themselves back before their transformations become permanent.
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## Voice cast

Main article: List of Hotel Transylvania characters

* Brian Hull as Dracula, the founder of Hotel Transylvania and Mavis' husband, Johnny's father-in-law, Vlad's son, and Dennis' and Madison's father. Hull replaced Adam Sandler, who previously voiced the character in the first three films.
* Selena Gomez as Mavis, Dracula's wife and Dennis' and Madison's mother.
* Andy Samberg as Jonathan "Johnny" Loughran, Mavis' cousin, Dracula's son-in-law, and Dennis' and Madison's uncle.
* Kathryn Hahn as Ericka Van Helsing, granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing.
* Asher Blinkoff as Dennis Dracula, the son of Dracula and Mavis.
* Thalia Tran as Madison Dracula bears a reference to Young Mavis in the original Hotel Transylvania movie, the daughter of Dracula and Mavis and Dennis' sister.
* Jim Gaffigan as Professor Abraham Van Helsing, Ericka's great-grandfather and Dracula's lifelong former nemesis who invented the "Monsterfication Ray".
* Brad Abrell as Frankenstein, Eunice's handsome husband. Abrell replaced Kevin James, who voiced the character in the previous three films.
* Fran Drescher as Eunice, Frankenstein's pretty wife.
* Mary Gibbs as Stacy bears a reference to Diamond Destiny in the 2016 movie Storks, Frankenstein and Eunice's cute baby daughter.
* Keegan-Michael Key as Murray, an ancient mummy.
* Steve Buscemi as Wayne, a werewolf and Wanda's husband.
* Molly Shannon as Wanda, a werewolf and Wayne's wife.
* David Spade as Griffin, an invisible man.

## 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 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 Sony Pictures Releasing in Australia on September 9, 2021, and in the United States on October 1. In February 2019, the film was scheduled to be released on December 22, 2021. In April 2020, the film was pushed forward to August 6, 2021. In April 2021, the film was pushed up again to July 23, 2021. In June 2021, the film was rescheduled to October 1, 2021, and the film was rescheduled again to January 1, 2022.

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