Overview
- Franchise founder Robert Vince, who produced and directed ten prior installments, returns to write and direct the 15th Air Bud film.
- This sequel marks Cineverse’s first theatrical family feature as the studio diversifies beyond its adult and horror offerings.
- Principal photography is scheduled for this summer in Fort Langley, British Columbia, revisiting the original 1997 film’s shooting location.
- The story centers on 12-year-old Jacob, who discovers a vintage Air Bud VHS in his late father’s belongings and bonds with a stray golden retriever named Buddy to pursue a basketball championship.
- Cineverse chief motion pictures officer Yolanda Macias said the project capitalizes on ’90s nostalgia to draw in millennial parents and introduce new audiences to the franchise.