News Bluey the Movie (2027)

[DCBaker]

BBC Studios and Disney have announced the first-ever animated feature film for Bluey set to arrive in theaters in 2027, followed by streaming on Disney+.

"BBC Studios and The Walt Disney Company today announced the first-ever animated feature film for Bluey, the beloved Emmy® and BAFTA Award-winning animated series that is 2024’s No. 1 series on streaming. The new deal sees Disney acquiring the global theatrical rights for the film, which will land in cinemas in 2027 under the Disney banner. Following the global theatrical release, it will stream on Disney+."

Full details:

BBC Studios and The Walt Disney Company Announce First-Ever ‘Bluey’ Animated Feature Film - The Walt Disney Company

BBC Studios and The Walt Disney Company announced on Tuesday the first-ever animated feature film for the popular and award-winning "Bluey."

thewaltdisneycompany.com

 

[TsWade2]

Oh no!

 

[Disney Irish]

Oh no!

What's your problem with Bluey?

 

[DCBaker]

The feature-length Bluey movie will be released in theaters on August 6, 2027:

Today, BBC Studios and Walt Disney Studios, in partnership with Ludo Studio, announced that the feature-length Bluey movie will be released in cinemas August 6, 2027.

Written and directed by Bluey creator Joe Brumm and produced by Ludo Studio in collaboration with BBC Studios, the CG-animated feature is produced by Amber Naismith and co-directed by Richard Jeffery (Bluey, Series 1–3). Joe Brumm is the executive producer, alongside Justine Flynn for BBC Studios, with Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson from Ludo Studio. For Disney, the film will be overseen by David Greenbaum, president of Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios, and his team.

The film features returning voice talent Melanie Zanetti and David McCormack as Mum (Chilli) and Dad (Bandit). The movie marks the big-screen debut of the beloved blue heeler and her family, bringing the Emmy® and BAFTA Award-winning series to life like never before.

BBC Studios is financing and licensing the picture with theatrical distribution through Walt Disney Studios. The film is being supported by the Australian government through the Producer Offset and Screen Australia, and support from the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Post, Digital and Visual Effects Incentive.

'Bluey' Movie Landing in Cinemas on August 6, 2027 | The Walt Disney Company

The feature-length 'Bluey' movie will be written and directed by 'Bluey' creator Joe Brumm, produced by Amber Naismith and co-directed by Richard Jeffery.

thewaltdisneycompany.com

 

[Disney Irish]

The feature-length Bluey movie will be released in theaters on August 6, 2027:

Today, BBC Studios and Walt Disney Studios, in partnership with Ludo Studio, announced that the feature-length Bluey movie will be released in cinemas August 6, 2027.

Written and directed by Bluey creator Joe Brumm and produced by Ludo Studio in collaboration with BBC Studios, the CG-animated feature is produced by Amber Naismith and co-directed by Richard Jeffery (Bluey, Series 1–3). Joe Brumm is the executive producer, alongside Justine Flynn for BBC Studios, with Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson from Ludo Studio. For Disney, the film will be overseen by David Greenbaum, president of Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios, and his team.

The film features returning voice talent Melanie Zanetti and David McCormack as Mum (Chilli) and Dad (Bandit). The movie marks the big-screen debut of the beloved blue heeler and her family, bringing the Emmy® and BAFTA Award-winning series to life like never before.

BBC Studios is financing and licensing the picture with theatrical distribution through Walt Disney Studios. The film is being supported by the Australian government through the Producer Offset and Screen Australia, and support from the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Post, Digital and Visual Effects Incentive.

'Bluey' Movie Landing in Cinemas on August 6, 2027 | The Walt Disney Company

The feature-length 'Bluey' movie will be written and directed by 'Bluey' creator Joe Brumm, produced by Amber Naismith and co-directed by Richard Jeffery.

thewaltdisneycompany.com

I see this movie being huge.

 

[DKampy]

I see this movie being huge.

Absolutely….it will be appointment viewing for families

 

[erasure fan1]

Absolutely….it will be appointment viewing for families

It will be big with families for sure. But let's not forget about the adult bluey fans. They could end up being what makes it huge instead of just big. And there's a lot of adult Bluey fans out there. Lol

 

[BrianLo]

I’ll just get myself in here to requote myself in a few years. “Huge” on one of these types of films is a few hundred million.

I anticipate a micro budget, like the Paw Patrol movie. Maybe I’ll be blown away. But I’m not anticipating a Minecraft, Stitch, Mario, Minions type audience. It’ll still make mint because of its budget and probable long streaming shelf life.

 

[Andrew C]

It will be big with families for sure. But let's not forget about the adult bluey fans. They could end up being what makes it huge instead of just big. And there's a lot of adult Bluey fans out there. Lol

Oh no. The bluey version of furries.

 

[Andrew C]

But I’m not anticipating a Minecraft, Stitch, Mario, Minions type audience. It’ll still make mint because of its budget and probable long streaming shelf life.

I would increase expectations

 

[Disney Irish]

I’ll just get myself in here to requote myself in a few years. “Huge” on one of these types of films is a few hundred million.

I anticipate a micro budget, like the Paw Patrol movie. Maybe I’ll be blown away. But I’m not anticipating a Minecraft, Stitch, Mario, Minions type audience. It’ll still make mint because of its budget and probable long streaming shelf life.

It depends, the latest Paw Patrol movie was $30M in 2023. If we're going just based on show costs, Bluey is cheap at ~$87K per 7 minute episode. Which would be less than $1M per hour of content. However we know that a ~90 minute movie is going to be way more than $1.5M, and this is Disney we're talking about even if they aren't directly financing it they will likely want something bigger for the big screen.

So I could see a between $30M-$50M budget for this.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

This will still make bank but as with most things Disney... it's about 3 years too late.

 

[Disney Irish]

This will still make bank but as with most things Disney... it's about 3 years too late.

Disney I'm sure wasn't the hold up here with regards to a movie. Disney is just a distributor here. Bluey is produced and created out of Australia by Ludo Studios in partnership with the BBC.

Its actually because of Disney that its become the international hit that is has. And it was only in 2024 when the shows creators decided that it was time for a feature length movie, primarily after they saw how well the 28 minute episode The Sign was received.

So this isn't a Disney decision, its a Ludo Studios decision.

 

[Phroobar]

I’ll just get myself in here to requote myself in a few years. “Huge” on one of these types of films is a few hundred million.

I anticipate a micro budget, like the Paw Patrol movie. Maybe I’ll be blown away. But I’m not anticipating a Minecraft, Stitch, Mario, Minions type audience. It’ll still make mint because of its budget and probable long streaming shelf life.

We'll know Disney is in trouble if Bluey makes more money than Pixar's Gatto.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

We'll know Disney is in trouble if Bluey makes more money than Pixar's Gatto.

It shouldn’t matter if Gatto is a hit in its own way.

 

[Phroobar]

It shouldn’t matter if Gatto is a hit in its own way.

What like Elio is a hit "in its own special way"?

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

What like Elio is a hit "in its own special way"?

That’s literally not the same thing at all, doof