Warner Bros. is again shifting the release date of its live-action hybrid movie Animal Friends.
The road trip adventure feature is now set to hit theaters Jan. 22, 2027, after previously having been scheduled for May 1, 2026. Prior to that, the film had been slated for release on Oct. 10, 2025. Peter Atencio directs the film from a script by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider.
Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Addison Rae, Dan Levy, Lil Rel Howery and Ellie Bamber round out the cast. The project hails from Legendary, Maximum Effort and Prime Focus Studios.
Animal Friends was originally set up at Sony Pictures and shifted to Warner Bros. in 2024 through the studio’s deal with Legendary.
Atencio previously directed the comedy features Keanu (2016) and The Machine (2023). He also worked on the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty.
Reynolds led 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, which was the second-highest-grossing title at the global box office that year. He stars with Kenneth Branagh and Maria Bakalova in directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s Apple TV movie Mayday that begins streaming in September.
Momoa starred alongside Jack Black and Danielle Brooks in last year’s smash hit A Minecraft Movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary. He was seen opposite Dave Bautista in this year’s Prime Video action-comedy The Wrecking Crew. Momoa’s forthcoming 2026 releases include Supergirl, Street Fighter and Dune: Part Three.
Plaza was most recently seen last year in Focus Features’ Honey Don’t! alongside Margaret Qualley, Charlie Day and Chris Evans.
