Screwy Squirrel (film)

Screwy Squirrel is an upcoming American live-action/CGI comedy film directed by Tim Hill for Warner Bros.; based on the cartoon series of the same name created by Tex Avery, the film is the first installment in the Screwy Squirrel film series. It stars Bruno Mars, Nick Kroll, Ben Stiller, Andy Daly, Bella Thorne, Andrew Hyde and Selena Gomez. The film is scheduled to be released on February 1, 2020.

Plot
The film is composed of three acts, which are referred to as episodes (a reference to how the original Screwy Squirrel cartoons were packaged by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer).

Act / Episode 1: Nutty Jokers
One morning, when Screwy Squirrel (Bruno Mars) is sleeping in his tree, he is suddenly awakened by his alarm clock that he has to get his stuff ready for the finale of his show called "Screwy Chat". After telling Patrick (Ben Stiller) that they are respectively going to work, he meets a woman named Carrie (Selena Gomez), and when Screwy asks if she will marry him, Carrie tells the squirrel that she is already married, so Screwy greets Alec (Andrew Hyde) and tells him that he has to get ready for the finale. After Screwy leaves, he goes to a car that takes him to the series finale. Here, the reporters take a picture of the squirrel, and some fans of Screwy Chat are excited. At Moron Manor, Meathead Dog (Nick Kroll) is tired of Screwy's plans, so he asks Ed (Andy Daly) to change the channel so he can watch his favorite show called Shake It Off—starring Sarah (Bella Thorne) as Lauren O'Mary; the show, however, is eventually taken off the air in favor of the finale of Screwy Chat.

Act / Episode 2: His Squirrel Friday
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Final Act / Episode 3: Screwy Go Home
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Cast

 * Bruno Mars as Screwball "Screwy" Squirrel
 * Nick Kroll as Meathead Dog
 * Ben Stiller as Patrick
 * Andy Daly as Ed
 * Bella Thorne as Sarah
 * Andrew Hyde as Alec
 * Selena Gomez as Carrie
 * Ross Lynch as Quinton Murray

Production
In May 13, 2017, Warner Bros. and Annapurna Pictures announced plans to make a family-friendly film based on the cartoon series Screwy Squirrel. On October 14, 2017, the, Jon Vitti, Will McRobb, and Chris Viscardi signed on to write the film. On February 9, 2018, it was announced that Tim Hill signed on to direct. On April 7, 2018, Bruno Mars and Nick Kroll was cast as Screwy Squirrel and Meathead Dog, respectively. On April 29, 2018, Bella Thorne joined the cast. On May 15, 2018, it was confirmed that Selena Gomez had joined the cast. Principal photography began on May 6, 2018, and concluded on July 12, 2018.