A List Of American Animated Features Currently In Development

There’s so much happening in feature animation nowadays, it can be hard to keep track of it all.

It’s tough even for us at Cartoon Brew, so we’re launching a simple resource below to help keep track of creatively developed and/or funded American animated features in development.

The list below tracks projects in development that have been announced or are publicly known. It’s incomplete at the moment, but we’ll fill in the blanks and keep it updated over time. It offers a pretty good snapshot of the future of U.S. feature animation, and lets readers observe broader industry trends, such as Hollywood’s heavy reliance on cg techniques and adaptations of properties from other media, especially children’s books and comics.

Alcon Entertainment

• Darkmouth (more)
  In development – cg feature
  Directors: David Pimentel, Doug Sweetland
  Writer: Lloyd Taylor
  Producers: Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove (Alcon), Simon Brooks (Canyon Creek Films), Kira Davis (8:38 Productions), Craig Peck
• Garfield
  In development – cg feature
  Creator: Jim Davis
  Executive producers: Jim Davis, Bridget McMeel
  Producers: John Cohen (The Angry Birds Movie), Steven P. Wegner, Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove

Amazon Studios

• Emily the Strange (more)
  In development – cg feature
  Creator: Rob Reger

Columbia/Sony Pictures

• Untitled Sony Pictures Animation Film
  In development – cg feature (Sony Pictures Animation)
  Director: Shannon Tindle (creator of Kubo and the Two Strings)
• Untitled Sony Pictures Animation Film
  In development – cg feature (Sony Pictures Animation)
  Director: Michael Rianda (creative director, Gravity Falls)
• Untitled Sony Pictures Animation Film
  In development – cg feature (Sony Pictures Animation)
  Director: Jon Saunders (commercial director, Passion Pictures)
• Harold and the Purple Crayon
  In development – cg feature (Sony Pictures Animation)
  Creator: Crockett Johnson
  Writer: Dallas Clayton
  Producers: James Lassiter, Will Smith
• Sonic the Hedgehog
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid (Sony Pictures/Marza Animation Planet)
  Executive producer: Tim Miller (Deadpool, Blur Studio co-founder)
  Director: Jeff Fowler, (Gopher Broke)
• Untitled Angry Birds Sequel (more)
  In development – cg feature (Columbia Pictures/Rovio)
  Director: Thurop van Orman (creator, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack)
  Co-director: John Rice (supervising director, King of the Hill)
• Vivo (more)
  In development – cg feature (Sony Pictures Animation)
  Director: Kirk DeMicco (co-director, Croods; director, Space Chimps)
  Writer: Quiara Alegría Hudes (In the Heights)
  Music: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Dreamworks Animation

• Spooky Jack (more)
  In development – cg feature
  Writer: Robert Ben Garant (Night at the Museum)
  Producer: Damon Ross (development executive, Captain Underpants: The First Movie, Troll, Turbo)
  Executive producer: Jason Blum

Fox

• Escape From Hat
  In development – cg feature (Fox Animation)
  Director: Mark Osborne (director, The Little Prince; co-director, Kung Fu Panda)
  Writers: Adam Kline, Mark Osborne
  Producer: Mark Osborne
• Frogkisser!
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid (Fox Animation)
  Creator: Garth Nix
  Development executive: Ralph Millero
• Peeves
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid (Fox Animation/Temple Hill Entertainment)
  Creator: Mike Van Waes
  Producers: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey
  Development executive: Ralph Millero
• Puff the Magic Dragon (more)
  In development – cg feature (Fox Animation)
  Director: Mike Mitchell (director, Trolls, Sky High)
• Ron’s Gone Wrong
  Pre-production – cg feature (Fox Animation/Locksmith Animation/Double Negative)
  Director: Alessandro Carloni (co-director, Kung Fu Panda 3), J.P. Vine
  Writers: Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith
  Producer: Lara Breay (Megamind, Penguins of Madagascar), Julie Lockhart , Sarah Smith
  Executive producer: Elisabeth Murdoch, Peter Baynham
• The Dam Keeper
  In development – cg feature (Fox Animation)
  Directors: Robert Kondo, Dice Tsutsumi
  Writer: John Henry Hinkel
  Producer: Kane Lee
  Development executive: Darlene Caamano Loquet
• The Girl Who Drank The Moon
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid (Fox Animation)
  Creator: Kelly Barnhill
  Writer: Marc Haimes (Kubo and the Two Strings, Nimona)
  Producers: Carlos Saldanha, Maresa Pullman
• The Littlest Bigfoot
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid (Fox Animation)
  Creator: Jennifer Weiner
  Executive producer: Jennifer Weiner
  Producers: Jake Weiner, Chris Bender
  Development executive: Andrea Miloro
• The Memory Thief
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid (Fox Animation)
  Producers: Perrin Chiles, Marshall Lewy (Adaptive Studios), Shawn Levy, Dan Levine (21 Laps)
• The Witch Boy
  In development – cg feature (Fox Animation)
  Creator: Molly Knox Ostertag
  Development executive: Darlene Caamano Loquet
• With Kind Regards from Kindergarten
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid (Fox Animation)
  Director: Mark Osborne
  Writers: Adam Kline
  Producer: Mark Osborne
• Zita the Spacegirl
  In development – cg feature (Fox Animation/Chernin Entertainment)
  Creator: Ben Hatke
  Writers: Morgan Jurgenson (Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil), Alex Ankeles
  Development executive: Darlene Caamano Loquet

Illumination Entertainment

• Johnny Express (more)
  In development – cg feature (Illumination/Mofac Alfred)
  Creator: Kyungmin Woo
• Super Mario Bros. (more)
  In development – cg feature (Illumination/Nintendo)

MGM

• The Addams Family (more)
  Pre-production – cg feature (Cinesite Studios)
  Director: Conrad Vernon (co-director, Sausage Party, Madagascar 3, Monsters vs. Aliens)
  Writer: Pamela Pettler (Corpse Bride, 9, Monster House), Matt Lieberman (Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief, upcoming Scooby)
  Producers: Gail Berman, Alex Schwartz, Conrad Vernon
  Executive producers: Kevin Miserocchi, Andrew Mittman
  Production executive: Tabitha Shick

Paramount Pictures

• Clifford the Big Red Dog
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid
  Creator: Norman Bridwell
  Writer: Justin Malen (Bastards)
• The Flamingo Affair
  In development – cg feature
  Writer: Pamela Pettler (Corpse Bride, Monster House)
  Producers: J.J. Abrams
  Production executive: Jon Cohen

Skydance Media

• Good Luck Bad Luck (more)
  In development – cg feature (Ilion Animation Studios)
  Director: Alessandro Carloni (co-director, Kung Fu Panda 3)
  Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
• Split (more)
  In development – cg feature (Ilion Animation Studios)
  Director: Vicky Jenson (co-director, Shrek, Shark Tale)
  Writer: Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast, Maleficent)

Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios

These studios only announce films targeted for or already in production, but no longer make their development slate public.

Warner Bros.

• Bone (more)
  In development – cg feature (Warner Bros./Animal Logic)
  Director: Mark Osborne (director, The Little Prince; co-director, Kung Fu Panda)
  Creator: Jeff Smith
  Writers: Adam Kline, Mark Osborne
  Executive producers: Mark Bauch (Lin Pictures), Mark Osborne
  Producers: Dan Lin (Lin Pictures), Zareh Nalbandian (Animal Logic)
• Billion Brick Race
  In development – cg feature (Warner Bros./Animal Logic)
  Director: Jorge Gutierrez (The Book of Life)
• Space Jam 2
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid
  Director: Justin Lin (director on The Fast and the Furious franchise)
• The Jetsons
  In development – cg feature (Warner Bros. Animation)
  Director: Conrad Vernon (co-director, Sausage Party, Madagascar 3, Monsters vs. Aliens)

Independent Studio Productions

• Bubbles (more)
  In development – stop-motion feature (Starburns Industries)
  Directors: Mark Gustafson, Taika Waititi
  Writer: Isaac Adamson
  Executive producer: Isaac Adamson, Lee Stobby
  Producers: Andrew Kortschak, Walter Kortschak (End Cue), Dan Harmon (Starburns Industries)
• Danny and the Dinosaur
  In development – cg/live-action hybrid (Branded Pictures Entertainment)
  Writer: David Bowers, Brian Sawyer, Gregg Rossen
• Foxy Trotter (more)
  In development – 2D hand-drawn (Titmouse/Fairy Dust/Bold Films)
  Director: Chris Prynoski
  Writers: Jess Rotter, Michael Reich, Jessica Hindley, Mike Pinkney
  Producer: Natalie Portman, Chris Prynoski
• Kung Fu Space Punch (more)
  In development – cg feature (ReelFX)
  Director: Jorge Gutierrez (The Book of Life)
  Writer: Doug Langdale
• Pet Robots
  Pre-production – cg feature (Blue Dream Studios)
  Director: Scott Christian Sava (Animal Crackers)
  Writers: Scott Christian Sava, Audry Taylor, David Wise
  Art director: Armand Serrano (visual development artist, Zootopia, Big Hero Six)
• The Book of Life 2
  In development – cg feature (ReelFX)
  Director: Jorge Gutierrez (The Book of Life)
• Untitled Transformers film
  In development – cg feature (Hasbro/Boulder Media Studio)
• Wendell and Wild
  In development – stop-motion feature (no studio attached)
  Director: Henry Selick (Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas)
  Writers: Jordan Peele, Henry Selick
  Producer: Henry Selick
• Wish Police (more)
  In development – cg feature (ReelFX/Headless)
  Directors: Adrian Garcia, Alfredo Torres, Victor Maldonado (Headless Productions)
  Producer: Kirk Bodyfelt