Detective Carl Returns

Detective Carl Returns is an upcoming 2023 adult animated American cop comedy film starring Jason Bateman as Carl Jenkins, and will be directed by Conrad Vernon while serving as the sequel to the 1990 film Detective Carl.

It is scheduled to be released on January 27, 2023 in Dolby Cinema and IMAX formats.

Plot
33 years after the events of the first film, Carl Jenkins who is now at the top of the police force must stop his plans for retirement early after a new threat comes to the city.

Cast

 * Jason Bateman as Detective Carl Jenkins

Production
Discussion for a sequel to Detective Carl was made since 1991 and eventually were cancelled due to creative differences between Harold Ramis and Orion. In 2013, Harold Ramis pitched a new script for the Detective Carl sequel although his death the next year cancelled the plans. However, in 2018, the project was revived after a revised version of Harold Ramis script by Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds was pitched to MGM. The film eventually started production in 2021. Like the first film, the film will be animated by Moving Picture Company with additional animation by Animal Logic. The film will be animated by cel-shading, marking the first traditionally animated film under Metro Goldwyn Mayer since The Forests Between Mountains. Additionally, James Newton Howard will return to do the score for this film.

Release
Detective Carl Returns will be released on January 27, 2023. It'll be shown in Dolby Cinema, IMAX, 4DX, and ScreenX formats. Like the first film, Universal Pictures will distribute the film internationally.

Marketing
MGM's official YT channel released a teaser trailer on August 3, 2022, and was released in front of Bullet Train in theaters.