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Sony Pictures (with some help from the film's leading men) have announced a Christmas 2025 release date for their upcoming Anaconda reboot, which may officially be titled The Anaconda.

Fan-favorites Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda 4; Tropic Thunder; School of Rock) and Paul Rudd ( Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania; Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; Avengers: Endgame) have been enlisted to headline the feature, with Daniela Melchior (Fast X; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; The Suicide Squad) co-starring. Additional casting is currently underway.

Tom Gormican (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent; That Awkward Moment) is directing the feature, with a screenplay he co-wrote with Kevin Etten (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F; The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent).

In the short video, Black teases, “There’s gonna be a big fucking snake, and it’s gonna rip,” while Rudd adds, “You want to get scared? You want to laugh? You want to celebrate with your friends?...

Is Anaconda Remake Happening With Paul Rudd and Jack Black? (Photo Credit – YouTube)

Remember the Anaconda movies? Those glorious ‘90s gems where a giant snake turned a National Geographic crew into its personal buffet? From the dramatic original to the campy sequels, these films slithered into cult status with absurd plots, over-the-top action, and a snake big enough to swallow careers whole. And the franchise has been snoozing for 15 years, but guess what? It’s time to wake the beast.

Yes, you heard it right. Paul Rudd and Jack Black just crashed the scene with a hilarious update, revealing that the long-rumored Anaconda remake isn’t just a myth. It’s real, it’s happening, and it’s coming soon to squeeze out the laughs.

Anaconda Remake Confirmed

Buckle up, fans, as Sony has just turned up the heat with a cheeky video straight from the tropical set of the upcoming Anaconda remake.

Something other than Santa Claus is coming to town next holiday as Sony plans to release its reimagined Anaconda movie in the Christmas 2025 window. With plans to take a comedic approach to the original 1997 creature feature, The Anaconda stars Jack Black, Paul Rudd, and Daniela Melchoir with The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent director Tom Gormican at the helm. The Anaconda slithers alongside other Christmas Day releases, including Paul Feig’s The Housemaid, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, and A24’s ping-pong biopic Marty Supreme, starring Timothee Chalamet.

In addition to getting behind the camera, Tom Gormican wrote Sony’s The Anaconda with Kevin Etten.

1997’s Anaconda focuses on a “National Geographic” film crew taken hostage by an insane hunter who forces them along on his quest to capture the world’s largest—and deadliest—snake. Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Owen Wilson, Eric Stoltz, Jonathan Hyde, Kari Wuhrer, and Jon Voight lead the cast,...

Sony is sinking its teeth into its reimagined comedy take on Anaconda.

The studio announced Friday that filmmaker Tom Gormican’s reimagining of the 1997 snake-focused horror movie will hit theaters just in time for the holidays on Dec. 25, 2025. Paul Rudd and Jack Black star in the new feature from Columbia Pictures.

Gormican (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) helms the film from a script he co-wrote with Kevin Etten. Brad Fuller and Andrew Form produce for Fully Formed.

A video from Rudd and Black is below.

The Hollywood Reporter reported in August that the film was in development and was said to center on a group of friends who are dealing with midlife crises and decide to head to a rainforest to remake their favorite movie from growing up. Soon, they are in over their heads, with such challenges as natural disasters, violent criminals and, of course, massive snakes.

Luis Llosa directed 1997’s Anaconda,...

Exclusive: After landing Paul Rudd and Jack Black to star, the new Anaconda pic at Sony Pictures is building on its ensemble as Road House star Daniela Melchior is set to join the cast on the new take of the 90s cult classic. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent writers Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten penned the script, with Gormican planning to direct. Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing through Fully Formed banner.

The studio had no comment.

The original 1997 thriller starred Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Owen Wilson and Ice Cube and followed a National Geographic-esque film crew that is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world’s largest and deadliest snake, an anaconda. The film overperformed at the box office, bringing in $145 million globally including $65 million domestically. It also provided Lopez and Cube with a box office hit early in their careers.

Jack Black and Paul Rudd are in early talks to star in Columbia Pictures’ re-imagining of “Anaconda” from writer-director Tom Gormican.

Gormican, who helmed the Nicolas Cage-starring meta movie “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” and penned “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” co-wrote and will direct the new “Anaconda” movie, which is said to put a more comedic spin on the serpentine story. Kevin Etten is the co-writer.

Details about the project are hazy, but the film is not a remake of 1997’s “Anaconda,” which saw Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson and Ice Cube as a National Geographic film crew taken hostage by an unhinged hunter (Jon Voight) on his quest to capture the world’s largest and deadliest snake. The thriller was a surprise hit, earning $136 million at the global box office and spawning four sequels.

Gormican’s film takes a meta-turn. It is reportedly focused on a group...