New "Tom And Jerry" Movie in Works

Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, and Michael Govier have been tapped to write "Tom and Jerry", a feature that will be made under Bill Damaschke’s Warner Bros Pictures Animation.

They will be starting fresh on the new iteration of the misadventures of the cat Tom and mouse Jerry, hatched in 1940 by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera at MGM. 

Until MGM shuttered its animation division, they made 114 shorts that won 7 Oscars. 

Later versions came from Gene Deitch and Chuck Jones, and then others. The characters most recently toplined the 2021 hybrid film "Tom & Jerry".

While through the years it has been criticized for the sometimes violent ways the cat tries to trap the mouse and pays dearly for it.

The franchise has been an influence on many cartoon series including "The Simpsons".

Through their prolific Le Train Train banner, Jones and McCormack work as writers, directors and producers with credits include "Celeste and Jesse Forever", "Toy Story 4", and "The Invite", which Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris are directing for FilmNation, with Amy Adams, Paul Rudd and Tessa Thompson attached.