 The film was to be produced by Dan Lin, from a script written by Eric Gravning.On April 6, 2015, plans shifted from a live-action film to a full on animated film, and was to stay "in the same vein as the source material".In October 2018, it was announced that Tim Story would direct a live-action/animated "Tom and Jerry" film for Warner Bros., which would begin filming in 2019.