‘Amphibia’ Creator Matt Braly Developing New Sony Animated Film Scripted By Rebecca Sugar

Matt Braly, creator of the Disney animated series Amphibia, is in development on a fantasy-adventure film at Sony Pictures Animation.

If the film moves into production, Braly (pictured, top left) is set to direct the film. The untitled project is written by Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar (top right) and based on Braly’s own Thai-American cultural upbringing. According to Deadline, which first reported the story:

Drawing on [Braly’s] own cultural background and personal history, the film tells the story of a young boy who goes on an emotional journey to a fantastical world of Thai spirits where he hopes to have his illness cured.

Between 2019 and 2022, Disney aired three seasons of Amphibia, which also featured a Thai-American lead character, Anne Boonchuy. Throughout its run, the series was nominated for multiple Emmys, GLAAD Media Awards, and Annie Awards. It won the Annie in 2021 for character design. Braly’s other credits include Turbo, Gravity Falls, Big City Greens, Steven Universe, and The Mitchells vs. the Machines.

Sony’s announced upcoming features are Fixed (directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, 2024), K-Pop: Demon Hunters (directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans), and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (unannounced directors).