Hotel Transylvania 4

Hotel Transylvania 4 is an upcoming American computer-animated comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. The fourth installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise and the sequel to Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), it will be directed by Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon from a screenplay by Genndy Tartakovsky (who directed the prior three films and co-wrote the third film), and stars Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, and Selena Gomez (who also serves as executive producer alongside Tartakovsky).

Hotel Transylvania 4
Directed by
Produced byAlice Dewey Goldstone
Written byGenndy Tartakovsky
Based onCharacters
by Todd Durham
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film is scheduled to be theatrically released on August 6, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label.

Voice cast
Main article: List of Hotel Transylvania characters
  • Adam Sandler as Dracula: The 540-year-old lord of the vampires, and founder of Hotel Transylvania and Mavis' father, Vlad's son, Ericka Van Helsing's husband and Dennis's grandfather.
  • Andy Samberg as Johnny: A 29-year-old human man, who is Mavis's husband and Dennis's father.
  • Selena Gomez as Mavis, the 126-year-old daughter of Dracula, who is Johnny's wife and Dennis's mother.

Production

Development

On February 26, 2019, Sony Pictures Animation announced that a fourth film is in development.[1] On October 4, 2019, Genndy Tartakovsky confirmed that he would not direct the film.[2]

On September 17, 2020, Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon, a storyboard artist on the first two Hotel Transylvania sequels and a former crew member of SpongeBob SquarePants and Adventure Time, respectively, were confirmed to be the film's directors, while Tartakovsky would write the screenplay and serve as an executive producer alongside Selena Gomez, who voices Mavis in the series.[3][4]

Animation

Production was being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Release

Hotel Transylvania 4 was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on December 22, 2021.[6] On April 24, 2020, the film was moved up to August 6, 2021.[7]

References
  1. Donnelly, Matt (February 26, 2019). "'Hotel Transylvania 4' to Hit Theaters in December 2021". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. Trumbore, Dave (October 4, 2019). "'Hotel Transylvania 4': Genndy Tartakovsky Confirms He Won't Be in the Director's Chair". Collider. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. Donnelly, Matt (September 17, 2020). "Selena Gomez Upped to Executive Producer for 'Hotel Transylvania 4', Returns as Female Lead (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  4. Dela Paz, Maggie (September 18, 2020). "'Hotel Transylvania 4' Set for 2021 Debut with Selena Gomez Returning". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 8, 2020). "How Animated Pics Like 'Tom & Jerry', 'SpongeBob Movie', 'Sing 2', Skydance's 'Luck' & More Are Working Through The COVID-19 Crisis". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 26, 2019). "'Hotel Transylvania 4' To Open Doors Christmas Season 2021". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  7. Bean, Travis (April 24, 2020). "'Spider-Man 3' And 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2' Get New Release Dates". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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