The film features archive recordings of William Hanna, who did all of the original screeches, yells, gasps, shrieks, howls, and screams for Tom and Jerry heard in the original cartoons from 1942 to 1957.
The album was released by WaterTower Music on February 12, having 30 tracks.
On July 22, 2020, it was announced that Tim Story’s recurring collaborator and composer Christopher Lennertz is set to compose the score of the film.
Filming ended before the industry’s temporary shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Animators were present during filming, allowing cast members to improvise while figures of the titular characters were handled by puppeteers.
The film was shot by cinematographer Alan Stewart, on the Sony VENICE cinema cameras and Panavision Primo 70 and Primo Artiste Lenses.
Studios, Leavesden in Hertfordshire, England.
Principal photography began in July 2019 at Warner Bros.
It received generally negative reviews, who criticized the human characters and screenplay, but credited the film for its sense of nostalgia.
The film has grossed over $132 million on a $79 million budget.
Pictures in the United States on February 26, 2021, along with a one-month simultaneous streaming release on HBO Max.
Tom & Jerry was theatrically released by Warner Bros.
The film again became a live-action/animated hybrid in 2018, with animation produced by the Warner Animation Group, and filming beginning in 2019.
Plans eventually shifted to producing an entirely animated film, in the same vein as the original theatrical shorts, in 2015.
Originally announced as a live-action/computer-animated film in 2009, the film languished in development hell for several years.
The titular characters are voiced by William Hanna, Mel Blanc and June Foray via archival recordings, alongside Frank Welker, Kaiji Tang and André Sogliuzzo (though the characters are listed as themselves in the credits).
It stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, Pallavi Sharda, Jordan Bolger, Patsy Ferran, and Ken Jeong in live-action roles, with Nicky Jam, Bobby Cannavale, and Lil Rel Howery in voice roles.
The film is directed by Tim Story and written by Kevin Costello.
The film follows Tom being hired by a young employee named Kayla to exterminate Jerry, a mouse who takes refuge in New York City’s fanciest hotel, before his presence threatens the hotel and its important wedding set to take place on the hotel grounds.
It is the second theatrical film based on the characters following 1992’s Tom and Jerry: The Movie.
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The movie is produced by the Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros.
It is obviouslt based on the titular cartoon characters of the same name created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Tom & Jerry is a 2021 American live-action/computer-animated slapstick comedy film.
Renee Schonfeld of Common Sense Media rated it 3 out of 5 stars, saying "By blending solid new musical numbers with the old Oz favorites and including inventive new characters, Spike Brandt, Tony Cerone, and company have made this sequel funny and original.Tom and Jerry, our favorite animated characters, came back to the big screen with a new live-action computer-animated movie this year.
Spike Brandt as Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse (uncredited), Spike.
James Monroe Iglehart as Jitterbug (Calvin Carney).
Kath Soucie as Tuffy the Munchkin Mouse, Tractor.
Laraine Newman as The Wicked Witch of the West.
Joe Alaskey as The Wizard of Oz, Butch, Droopy.
Amy Pemberton as Dorothy's singing voice and The Mouse Queen.
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