Is “Dog Man” Coming To Disney+?
One of the first major new animated movie releases of 2025 is “Dog Man”, which is based on the popular children’s book series by Dav Pilkey, who also created “Captain Underpants”.
“Dog Man” tells the story of what happens when a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job. A harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together, and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit, and roll over.
As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief (Lil Rel Howery, Get Out, Free Guy), he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson; Saturday Night Live, The King of Staten Island). Petey’s latest plan is to clone himself, creating the kitten Lil Petey, to double his ability to do crime stuff. Things get complicated, though, when Lil Petey forges an unexpected bond with Dog Man.
When Lil Petey falls into the clutches of a common enemy, Dog Man and Petey reluctantly join forces in an action-packed race against time to rescue the young kitten. In the process, they discover the power of family (and kittens!) to bring even the most hostile foes together.
“Dog Man” also stars Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers, Rango) as TV reporter Sarah Hatoff; Poppy Liu (Hacks, The Afterparty) as Petey’s assistant, Butler; Emmy nominee Stephen Root (Barry, King of the Hill) as Grampa; Billy Boyd (the Lord of the Rings franchise, Seed of Chucky) as Sarah’s cameraman, Seamus; and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Ricky Gervais (The Office, Extras) as Flippy the fish.
“Dog Man” is directed by Emmy winner Peter Hastings (The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness), whose credits include the groundbreaking animated series Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain. The film is produced by Karen Foster (Spirit Untamed), who served as co-producer on DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon”.
When Is “Dog Man” Released?
“Dog Man” will be released exclusively in cinemas in many countries around the world, including the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, on 31st January 2025.
When Will “Wicked” Be On Disney+?
While the movie is animated, unfortunately, for Disney+ subscribers, “Dog Man” was created by Dreamworks and distributed by Universal Studios, so it will not be available to Disney+ or Hulu subscribers anytime soon.
Instead, once it’s finished its theatrical release and has been available for purchase on digital platforms for a few months, it’ll be heading to Peacock in the United States and on other Comcast-owned platforms, such as Sky, in many other countries around the world.
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