Tom & Jerry (2021 film)

Tom and Jerry is an upcoming 2021 American live-action/animated comedy film directed by Tim Story and based on the Tom and Jerry cartoon characters and theatrical cartoon series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1940. The film will be released on April 16, 2021, by Warner Bros..

Cast

 * Chloë Grace Moretz as Kayla
 * Michael Peña as Terrance
 * Colin Jost
 * Ken Jeong as Jackie
 * Rob Delaney as DuBros
 * Pallavi Sharda as Preeta
 * Jordan Bolger as Cameron

Production
In October 2018, it was announced that Tim Story would direct a live-action/animated Tom and Jerry film for Warner Bros. Pictures, which would begin filming in 2019. It was reported that Story was in discussions with Warner Brother executives about what he was interested in directing. When the Tom and Jerry was brought up, “Story immediately mentioned his admiration for the characters and how he’d love tackling that property.” In March 2019, it was reported that Zoey Deutch and Olivia Cooke were frontrunners for the lead live-action role of Kayla, “who teams up with Tom to stop the pesky Jerry from ruining an important event for herself.” Additionally, Yara Shahidi, Kelly Marie Tran, Becky G, and Isabela Moner were in consideration for the role. Later that month, it was reported that Peter Dinklage was being considered for the role of Terrence, Kayla’s boss and the human villain of the film. In April, Chloë Grace Moretz was in final negotiations to star in the film. In May 2019, Michael Peña joined the cast in the role Dinklage was eyed for. Colin Jost, Ken Jeong, Rob Delaney, Jordan Bolger and Pallavi Sharda were added to the cast in July.

Principal production began in July 2019 at Leavesden, UK.

Release
Tom and Jerry will be released on April 16, 2021 by Warner Bros. Pictures