Dog Man (film)

Dog Man is an upcoming American animated superhero comedy film based on Dav Pilkey's children's comic book series of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. A spin-off and story within a story of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), it is being directed by Peter Hastings.

DreamWorks Animation announced a film adaptation of Dog Man in December 2020, with Hastings set to direct after his experience with Pilkey's works from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–2020). Karen Foster joined as a producer in January 2024.

Dog Man is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 31, 2025.

Premise
When a human police officer and a dog are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history when Dog Man is born. Dog Man must protect and serve as he doggedly pursues the feline Petey the Cat, but the arrival of Lil Petey changes their dynamic.

Production
On December 9, 2020, DreamWorks Animation announced that an animated superhero comedy film based on the character Dog Man was in development, with Peter Hastings attached to direct after his experience with Dav Pilkey's works from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–20). On October 6, 2023, the film was confirmed to be released in 2025, while it was also confirmed that Dog Man and Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie would be animated entirely at partner studios (excluding Sony Pictures Imageworks who was named as the animation partner for The Bad Guys 2), similar to Jellyfish Pictures for Spirit Untamed (2021) and Mikros Animation for Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017). On January 29, 2024, following the release date announcement, DreamWorks announced that Karen Foster would serve as producer.

Marketing
In May 2024, it was announced that Jakks Pacific and its costume division Disguise entered into a partnership with Dav Pilkey to make merchandise based on the Dog Man film along with the comic book series.

Release
Dog Man is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 31, 2025.

As part of Universal's deal with Netflix, the film will stream on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix for the next ten, and returning to Peacock for the remaining four.