The Randy Rabbit Movie: Hare Out of the Forest

The Randy Rabbit Movie: Hare Out of the Forest is an upcoming animated fantasy comedy film. It is the second film adaptation of the animated The WB/TBS television series Randy Rabbit and a sequel to The Randy Rabbit Movie (2002). The film stars the regular television cast of Phil LaMarr, Cam Clarke, Rob Paulsen, Tom Kenny, and Kath Soucie along with Mariah Carey and newcomers Jude Law, Greta Gerwig, and Drake. It is scheduled to be released in theaters on August 16, 2024.

Plot
Randy and his friends must travel to the real world to stop the evil scientist Dr. Zaslaw from erasing them from existence and cancelling their series.

Cast

 * Phil LaMarr as Randy Rabbit
 * Cam Clarke as Benny Beaver
 * Rob Paulsen as Sky Squirrel
 * Tom Kenny as Quincy Quacks
 * Kath Soucie as Lydia Lop
 * Jude Law as Dr. Mackavius "Mack" Zaslaw, an evil scientist who hates the existence of Randy Rabbit.
 * Mariah Carey as Mandy Chips, Sky's girlfriend.
 * Greta Gerwig as Madeline Wilsan, a 23 year old woman who is a fan of Randy and his series.

Development
In 2003, following the success of Rickey the Wicked Witch of the City and The Randy Rabbit Movie, it was announced that a sequel was in production and scheduled for a release in 2006. However in 2004, the plans for a sequel were scrapped due to the recent box office bombs by Warner Bros. Feature Animation which stalled plans for a sequel and was cancelled in favor of Lamby Lights: The City of Silver. In August 2012, the 10th anniversary of the release of the film, series creator Connor Jones revealed in an interview that he was set to write and direct during the late development of the sequel but it did not happen due to the restructuring of Warner Bros. Pictures and their commitmment to the then in production The Lego Movie. Jones also revealed in the interview that the sequel's plot would have been "a love story about Randy and Lydia's love getting better after being seperated by an outside evil force". In August 2017, near AT&T's acquisition of TimeWarner, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara was in talks with Jones and Brad Bird to possibly bringing back Randy Rabbit and Rickey the Wicked for revivals including theatrical films and a series.

In November 2018, Phil LaMarr expressed interest in reprising his role as Randy if a sequel or revival gets announced. In September 2019, around the same time of the announcement of a Rickey the Wicked sequel, Jones revealed that Warner Bros. came to him in talks of a revival series and a possible sequel film.

On October 7, 2020, Conner Jones announced that the series will return with new episodes on TBS and Cartoon Network, starting with a 25th anniversary special, which is titled The Return of Randy Rabbit, which premiered on May 24, 2021, and a seventh season which premiered on September 25, 2021. In November 2021, it was officially announced that a second Randy Rabbit movie was in development at Warner Bros. Animation following the success of the 25th anniversary special as well as the huge cult following the character gained since the series' premiere. Series creator Connor Jones stated that the film would "officially mark the grand return of Randy Rabbit in the 21st century". Jones also stated that the animation in the film is more vibrant compared to the series and will combine different styles of animation.

Casting
The main cast of the television series reprised their roles for The Randy Rabbit Movie: Hare Out of the Forest. On April 9, 2023, actor/director Greta Gerwig and Jude Law were both added to the cast with the latter as the main antagonist Dr. Zaslaw. The next day, singer Mariah Carey was announced to reprise her role as Mandy Chips, Sky Squirrel's girlfriend in the original film.

Animation
Animation production work was divided among four studios around the world: Film Roman in Burbank, California, Rough Draft Studios in Glendale, California and Seoul, South Korea, and AKOM, also in Seoul, South Korea, all of whom previously worked on the series. As with the television series, the storyboarding, character designs, background layout, general animation, and animatic parts of production, were done in America. The overseas studios completed the camera work, inbetweening, and digital ink and paint before being shipping the animation back to the United States. Jones also announced that'll be computer-animated scenes as well, the first in the franchise with those being animated by Mikro Images.

Music
On May 8, 2023, it was announced that Danny Elfman would return from the first film to do the score for the sequel.

Release
The Randy Rabbit Movie: Hare Out of the Forest is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on August 16, 2024 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Main
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Trailers
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