Pinky and the Brain (film)

Pinky and the Brain is an upcoming American animated comedy film based on the characters of the same name from the Animaniacs franchise. The film will be produced and directed by longtime Animaniacs producer Steven Spielberg, and written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche, who originally voiced the duo, will reprise their respective roles, with the addition of Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, and Chris Rock.

Premise
The lab mice duo, naïve Pinky and his genius friend, the Brain, get shipped from their home at Acme Labs in Burbank, California, to a tall, highly technical laboratory in New York City. There, Brain and Pinky come across a group of megalomaniacs, in which they happily accept them into their league. But little do they know, they keep a very big secret that might ruin Brain's chance at taking over the world.

Voice cast

 * Rob Paulsen as Pinky
 * Maurice LaMarche as the Brain
 * Jon Hamm as Hughe Tuffgi
 * Kristen Wiig as Angela Evelle
 * Chris Rock as Gary

Production
On July 13, 2018, over a year after word that Animaniacs was getting a reboot, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that a Pinky and the Brain spin-off film was in development.

Release
Pinky and the Brain will be theatrically released in the United States on June 3, 2022, and will be available to stream on HBO Max 45 days later. It was initially scheduled to be released on May 28, 2021, but was delayed, alongside many other films, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.