Animal Friends, a comedy made in mixed technique – i.e. in live action and animation – is ready to conquer the public with an all-star cast, in which the presence of Vince Vaughn also stands out. So let’s find out the first details of the project.
Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa and Aubrey Plaza – three of the most popular stars of their generation – are ready to share screen for the first time. The occasion is comedy Animal Friends – shot in mixed technique, uniting live action and animation – produced by Legendary Pictures. At their side, we also find a comedy veteran, Vince Vaughn.
Animal Friends – The first details of the comedy that combines animation and live action
At the moment No Animal Friends plot details have been revealedsimply described as a adrenaline-pumping R-rated road movie. The idea behind the project came from a meeting between the two screenwriters – Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider – and Patrick Gooing, an executive at Maximun Effort, Ryan Reynolds’ production company. The direction was then entrusted to Peter Atencio – already behind the camera of action comedies Keanuwritten by Jordan Peele, e The Machineexpected in May 2023 in the United States – while the visual effects and animation will be handled by DNEG.
Ryan Reynoldsin the coming months, however, will be busy on the set of Deadpool 3alongside Hugh Jackman, so it’s unclear when the filming of Animal Friends will be able to begin, nor has an official release window been defined yet. The actor will then be in the cast of Boy Bands – Paramount+ comedy – and gods two sequels to Red NoticeNetflix action that also boasts the presence of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Gal Gadot. Aubrey Plaza – unforgotten April Ludgate by Parks and Recreation – recently appeared in the second season of The White Lotus and in Operation Fortune by Guy Ritichie and is expected in the blockbuster Megapolis by Francis Ford Coppola, which wrapped filming earlier this month. In the cast of Animal Friendsas mentioned, the presence of Jason Momoa – Khal Drogo de Game of thrones, Aquaman of the DC Universe and new villain of the saga Fast & Furiousin Fast X – and of Vince Vaughnauthentic veteran of American comedy – Zoolanders, Dodgeball – Dodgeball, I hate you, I leave you, you…, 2 wedding singles. Animal Friends is therefore ready to carve out a prominent place in the panorama of contemporary animation, dominated by projects created with the help of CGI, bringing back the use of mixed technique, applied to a product declaredly forbidden to minors. So all that remains is to wait for more updates on this interesting project, capable of bringing together four real Hollywood stars on the screen.