Overview
- Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced the greenlight and date during the company's third‑quarter investor call.
- Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein have joined Chris Columbus on the screenplay, according to trade reporting.
- Production will involve Amblin Entertainment and 26th Street Pictures, with Kriste Macosko Krieger, Holly Barrio, Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe attached as producers.
- The creative team has indicated a preference for practical effects and animatronics rather than relying heavily on CGI.
- No casting or plot details have been released, and the film will mark the franchise’s first theatrical entry in 37 years.