The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Directed by	Peter Browngardt
Produced by	Adam Middleton
Written by	Kevin Costello
Based on	Looney Tunes Cartoons
Starring	Eric Bauza
Music by	Joshua Moshier
Editor(s)	Nick Simotas
Studio(s)	Warner Bros. Animation GFM Animation
Distributor	Ketchup Entertainment
Release date(s)	June 11, 2024 (France; Annecy Film Festival) August 1, 2024 (Germany and Switzerland) October 19, 2024 (Los Angeles) February 28, 2025 (United States)
Language	English
Preceded by	Space Jam: A New Legacy

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is a 2024 animated movie based on the Looney Tunes Cartoons series originally set to air on Cartoon Network's ACME Night block of films. It was written by Kevin Costello. Similar to Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run, it will also serve as the series finale to Looney Tunes Cartoons. The film it's released in France on June 11, 2024 on Annecy Film Festival. The film will be released in theaters in the United States on February 28, 2025.

Cast

• Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck, Porky Pig
• Candi Milo as Petunia Pig
• Peter MacNicol as The Invader
• Fred Tatasciore as Farmer Jim, Scientist
• Laraine Newman as The Landlady
• Wayne Knight as Homeless Man

Production

Development

Like Bye Bye Bunny, it was initially set to be released on HBO Max. However, it was announced on 22 August 2022 that the film will not be moving forward on HBO Max and will be shopped elsewhere.

According to Jim Soper, they are still trying to find a streaming service. It will be the longest fully animated original Looney Tunes film as it will be 90 minutes long. it was going to be called Looney Tunes: Bubble Brain and then "Porky and Daffy" then to The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. On 26 October 2023, Warner Bros. decided to move it from a straight to streaming release to a theatrical release. It is scheduled to be released in Q2 of 2024.

On August 8, 2024, Ketchup Entertainment acquired the North American distribution rights for the film.

Plot

Porky and Daffy, the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot. Against all odds, the two are determined to save their town and the world, if they don't drive each other crazy in the process.

Release

Theatrical

The film was released for the first time on June 11, 2024 in France at the Annecy Film Festival. The film was released in theatres in Germany and Switzerland on August 1, 2024. The film will be released in theaters in the United States on February 28, 2025.

Gallery

Videos

"The Day the Earth Blew Up- A Looney Tunes Movie" - Coming Soon

Trivia

• This is the second Looney Tunes film to not be distributed by Warner Bros. after Bugs Bunny: Superstar.

References

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Media Franchises: • Shorts: Television: The Bugs Bunny Show • The Porky Pig Show • The Road Runner Show • The Merrie Melodies Show • Sylvester and Tweety • The Daffy Duck Show • The Daffy/Speedy Show • Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon • Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends • That's Warner Bros.! • Bugs N' Daffy Feature Films: The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie • The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie • Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales • Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island • Daffy Duck's Quackbusters • Space Jam • The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame • Looney Tunes: Back in Action Specials: Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Ghoulies • Carnival of the Animals • Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies • Bugs Bunny in Space • Bugs Bunny's Howl-o-Ween Special • A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court • Bugs Bunny's Valentine • Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales • How Bugs Bunny Won the West • The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special • Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet • Daffy Duck's Easter Special • Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over • The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special • Daffy Duck's Thanks-For-Giving Special • Bugs Bunny: All American Hero • Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television • An Ounce of Prevention • Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars • Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports • Happy Birthday Bugs! 50 Looney Years • Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster • Bugs Bunny's Creature Features • Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes Characters Main characters: Barnyard Dawg • Beaky Buzzard • Bugs Bunny • Cecil Turtle • Charlie Dog • Claude Cat • Daffy Duck • Elmer Fudd • Foghorn Leghorn • Gossamer • Granny • Hector the Bulldog • Henery Hawk • Hippety Hopper • Hubie and Bertie • Lola Bunny • Mac and Tosh • Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot • Marvin the Martian • Michigan J. Frog • Miss Prissy • Penelope Pussycat • Pepé Le Pew • Pete Puma • Porky Pig • Ralph Wolf • Road Runner • Sam Sheepdog • Speedy Gonzales • Sylvester • Sylvester Jr. • Taz • The Crusher • Tweety Bird • Wile E. Coyote • Witch Hazel • Yosemite Sam Minor characters: Blacque Jacque Shellacque • Bosko • The Crusher • Giovanni Jones • Yoyo Dodo • Tasmanian She-Devil • Melissa Duck • Hugo the Abominable Snowman • Spike and Chester • Nasty Canasta • The Gremlin • Private Snafu • Petunia Pig • Playboy Penguin • Shropshire Slasher • Count Bloodcount • Mama Buzzard • Colonel Shuffle • Egghead Jr. • Owl Jolson • Toro the Bull • Rocky and Mugsy • Minah Bird • Inki • Beans • Little Kitty • Ham And Ex • Oliver Owl • Piggy • Gabby Goat • Buddy • Honey • Slowpoke Rodriguez • The Three Bears • Foxy • K-9 • A. Flea • Sniffles • Construction Worker • Frisky Puppy • Ralph Mouse • Honey Bunny • Roxy • The Martin Brothers • Ralph Phillips • Clyde Bunny • Fauntleroy Flip • Dr. I.Q. Hi • Gruesome Gorilla • Sloppy Moe • Hatta Mari • Businessman • The Weasel • Wiloughby • The Two Curious Puppies • Cool Cat • Babbit and Catstello • Instant Martians • Bobo the Elephant • Colonel Rimfire • Smokey The Genie • Jose and Manuel • Merlin the Magic Mouse and Second Banana • Conrad the Cat • Angus MacRory • Banty Rooster • Three Little Pigs • Tom Turkey • Goopy Geer • Nelly the Giraffe • Ala Bahma • Dr. Lorre • Cottontail Smith • Bunny and Claude • Claude Hopper • The Hep Cat •The Drunk Stork • The Cat • Singing Cat • Southern Sheriff • Old Woman's Canary • Old Woman's Cat • Bluebeard • Porky's Drunken Friends • Old Woman• Little Red Riding Hood's Grandma • Little Red Riding Hood (Little Red Walking Hood/Little Red Riding Rabbit/Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears) • Goldilocks (The Bear's Tale/Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears) • The Crow • King Arthur • King Arthur's Knights Studios Warner Bros. Cartoons • DePatie-Freleng Enterprises • Format Films • Chuck Jones Enterprises • Reel FX People Dave Barry • Warren Batchelder • Mel Blanc • Ted Bonnicksen • Arthur Q. Bryan • Bill Butler • Bob Clampett • Russ Dyson • Milt Franklyn • Friz Freleng • Manny Gould • George Grandpre • Ken Harris • Hugh Harman • Rochelle Hudson • Rudolf Ising • Ub Iwerks • Chuck Jones • Carman Maxwell • Norman McCabe • Chuck McKimson • Robert McKimson • Tom McKimson • Willian Lava • Lou Lilly • Michael Maltese • Tedd Pierce • Hawley Pratt • Tom Ray • Virgil Ross • Leon Schlesinger • Rob Scribner • Eddie Selzer • Carl Stalling • Larry Storch Music/Songs A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight • Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away • I Think You're Ducky • The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down • Merrily We Roll Along Other

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Warner Bros. Animation The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979) • The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981) • Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982) • Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983) • Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) Warner Bros. Feature Animation Space Jam (1996) • Quest for Camelot (1998) • The Iron Giant (1999) • Osmosis Jones (2001) • Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) Warner Animation Group Storks (2016) • Smallfoot (2018) DC Comics Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) • Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) Lego films The Lego Movie (2014) • The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) · The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) Cartoon Network The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) Hanna-Barbera Scooby-Doo (2002) • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) • Yogi Bear (2010) • Top Cat: The Movie (2011) • Top Cat Begins (2015) • Scoob! (2020) Live-Action Films with Cel-Animation/Stop-Motion/CGI Two Guys from Texas (1948) • My Dream Is Yours (1949) • The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) • The Black Scorpion (1957) • The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) • Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) • One Crazy Summer (1986) • Who's That Girl (1987) • Beetlejuice (1988) • Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) • Space Jam (1996) • Cats & Dogs (2001) • Osmosis Jones (2001) • Scooby-Doo (2002) • Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) • Happy Feet (2006) • Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) • Yogi Bear (2010) • Happy Feet Two (2011) • The Lego Movie (2014) • The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) • Tom and Jerry (2021) • Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) Animated Films Distributed by Warner Bros. Gay Purr-ee (1962) • Treasure Island (1973) • Oliver Twist (1974) • Hey Good Lookin' (1982) • Twice Upon a Time (1983) • The Nutcracker Prince (1990) • Rover Dangerfield (1991) • Thumbelina (1994) • A Troll in Central Park (1994) • The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) • Cats Don't Dance (1997) • The Fearless Four (1997) • The King and I (1999) • The Scarecrow (2000) • Boo, Zino & the Snurks (2004) • The Polar Express (2004) • Corpse Bride (2005) • The Ant Bully (2006) • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) • Top Cat: The Movie (2011) • Top Cat Begins (2015) Rothkirch Cartoon Films Distributed by Warner Bros. Tobias Totz and his Lion (1999) • The Little Polar Bear (2001) • Laura's Star (2004) • The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island (2005) • The Trip to Panama (2006) • Little Dodo (2008) • Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian (2009) • Laura's Star and the Dream Monster (2011) • Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick (2013)