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| producer = Karen Foster| starring =| editing = | music = | studio = DreamWorks Animation| distributor = Universal Pictures202531}}| runtime = | country = United States| language = English| budget =| gross =}}Dog Man is an upcoming American animated superhero comedy film based on Dav Pilkey's children's comic book series of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. A spin-off and story within a story of (Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie) (2017), it is being directed by Peter Hastings.DreamWorks Animation announced a film adaptation of Dog Man in December 2020, with Hastings set to direct after his experience with Pilkey's works from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–2020). Karen Foster joined as a producer in January 2024.Dog Man is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 31, 2025.

Premise

After an explosion injures an officer and his dog, they undergo a surgery that puts the dog's head on the officer's body.

Production

On December 9, 2020, DreamWorks Animation announced that an animated superhero comedy film based on the character Dog Man was in development, with Peter Hastings attached to direct after his experience with Dav Pilkey's works from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–20).WEB,weblink DreamWorks Developing Dav Pilkey's 'Dog Man' as Animated Feature, 9 December 2020, On October 6, 2023, the film was confirmed to be released in 2025, while it was also confirmed that Dog Man and an unannounced film would be animated entirely at partner studios (excluding Sony Pictures Imageworks who was named as the animation partner for The Bad Guys 2), similar to Jellyfish Pictures for Spirit Untamed and Mikros Animation for (Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie) and Orion and the Dark.WEB, Amidi, Amid, October 6, 2023, Dreamworks Shifting Away From In-House Production In Los Angeles; Sony Imageworks Is A New Production Partner,weblink live,weblink November 20, 2023, October 8, 2023, Cartoon Brew, On January 29, 2024, following the release date announcement, DreamWorks announced that Karen Foster would serve as producer.WEB, Grobar, Matt, January 29, 2024, 'Dog Man' Movie Based On Books From 'Captain Underpants' Creator Set For 2025 Release From Universal And DWA,weblink January 29, 2024, Deadline Hollywood,

Release

Dog Man is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 31, 2025.As part of Universal's deal with Netflix, the film will stream on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix for the next ten, and returning to Peacock for the remaining four.WEB, Hayes, Dade, NBCUniversal's New Theatrical Window Scheme To Bring Films To Peacock After As Few As 45 Days Of Release,weblink December 10, 2021, Deadline Hollywood, December 9, 2021, December 9, 2021,weblink live, WEB,weblink Netflix extends exclusive rights to Universal's animated films in the US, Moon, Mariella, Engadget, 2021-07-14, 2021-07-14, en, July 10, 2022,weblink live,

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External links

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{{DreamWorks animated films}}{{Universal theatrical animated features}}{{Captain Underpants}}