Tom & Jerry Movie Wants Peter Dinklage as the Villain?

Warner Bros. reportedly wantsGame of Thronesstar Peter Dinklage to star in their upcomingTom and Jerrymovie. It’s believed that the CGI and live-action hybrid will begin production this summer and Dinklage will certainly have some more time on his hands now that his hit HBO series is finished. However, he will more than likely have to do some press forGame of ThronesSeason 8 throughout the summer, which could impede on theTom & Jerryproduction.

It was previously revealed that Warner Bros. was eying Olivia Cooke for a starring role and they reportedly already met with Zoey Deutch. It is believed that the actresses are up for the part of Kayla, “who teams up with Tom to stop the pesky Jerry from ruining an important event for herself.“Peter Dinklageis reportedly wanted for the role of Terrance, who is the antagonist, and Kayla’s boss in theTom & Jerrymovie. This information has yet to be confirmed, but it would make sense that the casting process is happening at this moment to prepare for a summer shoot.

As for what theTom & Jerrymovie will be about, it will reportedly center on Jerryliving within the walls of a house in New Englandwith an elderly couple. The mouse has a good relationship with the couple, which has been described as “comical.” However, things take a turn when the couple passes away and a young family moves in and takes over the house. Jerry is determined to scare them away and in an effort to stop the house mouse, they adopt a cat named Tom to take care of the problem. We can see where things are going to go after that, but it appears the two are going to have to team up against an outside threat when all is said and done.

Fantastic FourdirectorTim Story is on board to helmtheTom & Jerrymovie after finishing work on the latestShaftproject. Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano, along with Kevin Costello wrote the screenplay for the upcoming movie. While no production start date has been revealed, it is believed that it will start sometime in June at the Warner Bros. Studio in Leavesden, England. From there, theTom & Jerrymovie is expected to wrap production by September.

Tom & Jerryis expected tohit theaters on April 16th, 2021. This should give Tim Story and his crew plenty of time to shoot the live-action element this summer while spending quite a bit of time to perfect the CGI for the project. Let’s just hope that they keep the iconic designs of the characters the same and don’t go with theSonic the Hedgehoglook. Sonic has been taking some pretty intense heat for messing with his look and one could see fans doing the same for theTom & Jerrymovie too. The casting news was first reported byThat Hashtag Show.