Tom and Jerry (2021, alternate version)

The 2021 Tom & Jerry film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the human characters, humor, and screenplay. Let's imagine if the film never focused on any human characters at all.

Changes

 * Tom and Jerry would be the main focus and only be the main focus.
 * Tim Story would still direct it, due to being a massive Tom and Jerry fan, but Brad Bird would co-direct it.
 * Tom and Jerry would start off as mortal rivals and gradually develop as vitriolic best friends.
 * The titular characters will have the personalities as they were in the classic shorts and in the Fast and the Furry, but given new traits.
 * Instead of a live-action/computer animated film, it would be a traditionally animated slapstick comedy adventure film in the style of the classic Tom and Jerry shorts of the Hanna-Barbera era and the Chuck Jones era.
 * Tom and Jerry would stay silent throughout most of the entire film like most Tom and Jerry media, but they would have to speak occasionally and/or consistently, like in some classic shorts, but their voice would never be overplayed like the 1992 film.
 * They would just be used at the appropriate time when the scene needed something particularly silly to up the humor.
 * Eddie Murphy would voice Tom and Jack Black would voice Jerry, but each would only speak sparingly for comedic effect.
 * William Hanna and Mel Blanc's vocal effects would be extremely used for Tom and Jerry, especially Tom.
 * James Newton Howard would compose the film, with the classic Tom and Jerry theme being added.

Cast

 * William Hanna, Mel Blanc (via archival audio recordings), and Eddie Murphy as Thomas Jasper "Tom" D. Cat, a cocky, snarky, egotistical prone to anger, stubborn at times, yet good-hearted short haired Russian blue cat and Jerry's frenemy. Over the years, Tom sees Jerry either as a meal or as an interference.
 * William Hanna, Mel Blanc (via archival audio recordings), and Jack Black as Jerome Jinx "Jerry" A. Mouse, a playful, innocent, mischievous house mouse whose often looking to just have fun or even just survive, even if he can have a little too much fun surviving and Tom's frenemy.
 * Wanda Sykes as Mammy Two Shoes
 * Jason Alexander as Butch Cat
 * Brad Garrett as Spike the Bulldog
 * Steve Zahn as Lightning Cat
 * David Eigenberg as Topsy
 * Jim Doughan as Meathead
 * David Cross as Cuckoo Canary
 * Michael Imperioli as Cousin Muscles
 * Janeane Garofalo as Toodles "Toots" Galore
 * Kath Soucie as Nibbles
 * Sam Kwasman as Quacker
 * John Cena as Barney Bear
 * Will Arnett as Muscles
 * Wayne Knight as Uncle Pecos
 * Ellie Kemper as Chérie Mouse
 * Jeff Bergman as Droopy
 * Eric Bauza as Screwy Squirrel
 * Kimiko Glenn as Little Kid