The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is set for release by GFM Animation in Fall 2024.
Premise
Due to a series of antics at the bubblegum factory,
Daffy Duck and
Porky Pig discover a secret alien plot to take over the Earth via mind-control. The duo must work together to stop the aliens, while trying to avoid driving each other insane.[2]
Production for the movie ended in March 2024, according to supervising producer Alex Kirwan.[8]
Release
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie was originally set to be released on
Max (then known as HBO Max), and the "ACME Night" block on
Cartoon Network.[5] However on August 22, 2022, it was reported the film would no longer be released on
HBO Max nor Cartoon Network, and that instead would be shopped around to other streaming services.[9] On June 20, 2023, it was revealed that the film was retitled Looney Tunes: Bubble Brains.[10] On October 26, 2023, it was announced that the film would get a theatrical release, the title switched back to the original title, and GFM Animation was handling the worldwide distribution rights; the studio launched sales at the
American Film Market from October 31 to November 5, 2023, where first look footage was shown.[11][1] It is expected to be released this fall.[11][7]
Marketing
The film was promoted during the
Warner Bros. Discovery panel at the 2022
San Diego Comic-Con, where the film's title was unveiled.[3] An early animation clip for the film was released on September 22, 2022.[12] The film was shown during the Warner Bros. Animation panel at the
Ottawa International Animation Festival.[12] Montreal studio TONIC DNA provided traditional animation for the film.[13]