Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2025)

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This week in China, a quite mysterious and previously-unannounced cg-animated Tom & Jerry feature is world premiering and it appears to be made primarily for Chinese audiences.

The film is called Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass and it is a co-production between Chinese studios and Warner Bros. in the United States, with a Chinese director, Zhang Gang (co-director, Kuiba 3; animation director, No.7 Cherry Lane).

While it’s certainly surprising that WB made an entire animated feature using classic IP for a specific market outside of the United States, it’s not surprising that the characters they used are Tom & Jerry. The company has been aggressively adapting the iconic cat-and-mouse duo for various Asian markets, having already produced a series of T&J shorts for Singaporean audiences and a second series of shorts for Japanese audiences (Tom & Jerry Gokko)

It’s not clear yet when the film will be released theatrically in China, but its world premiere is happening at the 27th Shanghai Int’l Film Festival as part of its animation competition.

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