The film again became a live-action/animated hybrid in 2018, with animation produced by the Warner Animation Group, and filming beginning in 2019. Plans eventually shifted to producing an entirely animated film, in the same vein as the original theatrical shorts, in 2015. Originally announced as a live-action/computer-animated film in 2009, the film languished in development hell for several years. The titular characters are voiced by William Hanna, Mel Blanc and June Foray via archival recordings, alongside Frank Welker, Kaiji Tang and André Sogliuzzo, though the characters are listed as themselves in the credits. It stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, Pallavi Sharda and Ken Jeong in live-action roles, with Nicky Jam, Bobby Cannavale, and Lil Rel Howery in voice roles. The film is directed by Tim Story and written by Kevin Costello. The film follows Jerry taking refuge in a fancy hotel, which has a young employee teaming up with Tom to exterminate Jerry before his presence threatens the hotel and its important wedding that's set to take place. It is the second theatrical film based on the characters following 1992's Tom and Jerry: The Movie.
Tom & Jerry (marketed as Tom & Jerry: The Movie) is a 2021 American live-action/ computer-animated slapstick comedy film based on the titular cartoon characters of the same name created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by the Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros.