'The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie' Marks Release Delay With Official Trailer
Another Looney decision made, but this one not too bad
It is the weekend of February 28, 2025. This was the weekend The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, the first fully animated Looney Tunes theatrical non-compilation feature film was scheduled to be released in the United States. One might notice that it is not in any United States theaters. That’s because on February 5, it was reported and confirmed that the film had been delayed by two weeks to March 14. About two weeks later, February 18 came the more formal announcement, and an entirely new (for the market at least) trailer with the new date.
An official reason has not been given, but it’s believed it was probably to get some more distance from Captain America: Brave New World, at four weeks instead of two. There was a lot of light delaying going on around that time. However, it means instead of the rollout finally hitting home after and along with most of Africa, as well as Belgium, France, Madagascar and parts of Australia, it has opened in more of Africa, the Netherlands, Aruba, Romania, and Ukraine, and will in Spain and the Philippines. The March 14 date is not only for the United States and Canada, but Denmark and India too. As for the trailer itself, it’s much more plot-based rather than just going for heartstrings. The scientist spots what’s probably the gum creature come to Earth through what’s probably a comet, and he recruits Daffy, Porky, and Petunia to help him. Hijinks ensue. A new poster and new stills were also released, which can be viewed below.
'The Day The Earth Blew Up' Gums Up Domestic Teaser Trailer
That was so fast. Only a few days after releasing stills and posters for The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, the first fully animated Looney Tunes feature-length movie created for a movie theater audience, distributor Ketchup Entertainment
On its new date, the film has… a lot of competition. The Russo Brothers-directed The Electric State releases on Netflix but theatrically, there’s Paramount’s Novocaine starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson and Jacob Batalon, Focus Features’s Steven Soderbergh-directed Black Bag starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, A24’s Opus starring Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich, Neon’s The Actor starring Gemma Chan, Borderline also starring Nicholson with Samara Weaving, and The World Will Tremble and The Last Supper, which doesn’t seem to have any name recognition for my audience.
As a refresher The Day The Earth Blew Up stars Eric Bauza as both Porky and Daffy, where their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot. Faced with cosmic odds, the two are determined to save their town (and the world!) … that is if they don’t drive each other totally looney in the process. They team with Petunia, voiced by Candi Milo, to save the world in the familiar Looney Tunes manner. The film also stars Peter MacNicol as The Invader, Fred Tatasciore as the scientist and Farmer Jim, Wayne Knight as Homeless Man, and Laraine Newman as the landlady. A bit disappointing that the scientist apparently goes unnamed if he’s so important to get the trio involved. Ah well.
It is directed by Pete Browngardt who writes with Darrick Bachman, Kevin Costello, Andrew Dickman, David Gemmill, supervising producer Alex Kirwan, Ryan Kramer, Jason Reicher, Michael Ruocco, Johnny Ryan and Eddie Trigueros. Browngardt also executive produces with Sam Register, the president of Warner Bros. Animation. Strangely, the new trailer is marked as another teaser.
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Sources: Animation Magazine, ComingSoon
GOD DAM THAT IS FUNNY!!!!