Warner Bros. has pushed again the discharge of Animal Friends, an R-rated live-action/animated hybrid starring Ryan Reynolds that we all know little or no about. The movie was initially slated to hit theaters on October 10, however has now been set for a May 1, 2026 launch.
Plot particulars for Animal Friends have been saved below wraps, however the movie is being billed as an “R-rated road trip adventure.” In addition to Reynolds, the movie stars Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Addison Rae, Dan Levy, Lil Rel Howery, and Ellie Bamber. Kevin Burrows and Matt Midler, who beforehand labored collectively on The Package for Netflix and Gentlemen Lobsters for Condé Nast, scripted the mission, which is directed by Peter Atencio, who helmed Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key’s motion comedy Keanu and Bert Kreischer’s The Machine.
The new launch date already has an occupant, as Disney’s The Devil Wears Prada 2 is about to hit theaters on the identical day. The date was beforehand occupied by Avengers: Doomsday, which was not too long ago pushed again by a number of months together with Avengers: Secret Wars.
While the ongoing authorized drama between Reynolds, Blake Lively, and Justin Baldoni is probably going taking over a number of his time, Reynolds nonetheless has just a few tasks within the works. He’s starring alongside Kenneth Branagh in Mayday, an action-adventure movie directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves). Much like Animal Friends, little is understood about Mayday, but it surely did wrap manufacturing final yr and can be launched by Apple TV+.
Reynolds additionally has Boy Band, a comedy about former boy band members reuniting as middle-aged males. The mission may doubtlessly reunite Reynolds with Hugh Jackman and Shawn Levy after the trio helped drive Deadpool & Wolverine to turn out to be a $1.3 billion blockbuster. Levy is anticipated to direct the film, though his subsequent mission can be Star Wars: Starfighter, a brand new movie set after the occasions of The Rise of Skywalker, which is able to star Ryan Gosling. It’s set to be launched on May 28, 2027. Reynolds can also be stated to be growing concepts for a new Deadpool film that might characteristic a number of X-Men characters. Always retaining busy.