Overview
- Warner Bros confirmed its live-action/animation hybrid Animal Friends will debut May 1, 2026 after earlier dates in August 2025 and October 2025.
- The studio shifted the release to avoid box-office clashes following Disney’s Avengers: Doomsday move and to capitalize on an open first-weekend window.
- Animal Friends now opens alongside The Devil Wears Prada 2 as the first major entries in the 2026 summer movie season.
- Directed by Peter Atencio, the road-trip adventure stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Addison Rae, Dan Levy, Lil Rel Howery and Ellie Bamber.
- Legendary, Maximum Effort and Prime Focus Studios produce the film, which now leads into Disney/Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian & Grogu kickoff on May 22, 2026.