‘The Croods 2’ Release Date Announced, Blumhouse Teams With Dreamworks For ‘Spooky Jack’
After previously thought dead and buried,The Croodssequel is alive and well. Today Universal and DreamWorks Animation announced release dates for bothThe Croods 2andSpooky Jack,the first animated film from horror studio Blumhouse.The Croods 2release date as well as the release date forSpooky Jackawait you below.
The Croods 2 Release Date
After the firstCroods, about a prehistoric family trekking across the untamed wilderness, became a massive hit taking in$587 million worldwide, a sequel seemed to be a sure-thing. Yet DreamWorkskilled the ideaback in 2016. But apparentlyThe Croodswere just waiting to rise from the rubble again, and even when the sequel was canceled, one source at Universal remained hopeful,saying: “The Croodsis still very much in the DreamWorks catalog. It’s not unheard of that it might be something someone takes a look at in the future.”
Well, the Croods will live to crood another day as the sequel is now back on, finding the cave clan facing “their biggest threat since leaving the cave: another family.” OriginalCroodsvoice actorsNicolas Cage,Emma Stone,Ryan Reynolds,Catherine Keener,Cloris LeachmanandClark Dukeare all set to return, withLeslie Mannjoining the cast.Kat Denningshad originally been announced as part of the sequel cast with Mann before the cancellation. No word if she’ll be back now that the sequel is back on.The Croods 2will hit theaters Friday, June 13, 2025.
Spooky Jack Release Date Announced
In addition toThe Croods 2, DreamWorks and Universal also announced a release date forSpooky Jack, which has the studio teaming withJason Blum’s for Blumhouse’s first foray into animation.Spooky Jackfollows three siblings who move into a scary new house and learn that supposedly mythical creatures, like monsters under the bed, leprechauns, boogeymen, Bigfoot and more are all real and all squatting in their new home. Blum, the mega horror producer behind scary hits likeParanormal Activity,Get OutandThe Purge Franchisehad been attempting to turnSpooky Jackinto a live-action film before realizing it would work better as an animated family film.
“It’s a testament to the remarkably collaborative environment that Universal fosters among its creative family that we’re now jumping into animation in the competent hands of…the talented DreamWorks team,“said Blum. “We are having a ton of fun with this original, funny and totally relatable take on what happens when kids join forces with the monsters and ghouls who live among us.”
No cast forSpooky Jackhas been announced yet, butMike Mitchell, the director ofTrollsand the upcomingThe Lego Movie Sequel, andDaron Nefcywill co-direct a script byNight at theMuseumwriterRobert Ben Garant.Spooky Jackwill arrive in the not-too-distant future of Friday, June 08, 2025.
