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Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie’s ‘Lizard Music’ slated for Dec. 25, 2027 release
Amazon MGM Studios will launch the live‑action/CGI feature starring Johnson on Dec. 25, 2027.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Dwayne Johnson and director Benny Safdie announced that Amazon MGM Studios will release the hybrid live‑action and CGI film Lizard Music in theaters on Dec. 25, 2027, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The movie, based on Daniel Pinkwater’s novel, follows a boy who discovers a secret broadcast of music‑playing lizards and teams up with Johnson’s septuagenarian “Chicken Man” and his 111‑year‑old chicken companion. The cast includes Theo Clark Leber, Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker, Arya Parvathi, Regina Hall, Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams, Andrew Dice Clay and David Krumholtz.
Production credits list Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt (United Artists), Safdie (Out for the Count Productions), Johnson (Seven Bucks Productions) and David Koplan (Magnetic Fields Entertainment). The release joins Amazon MGM’s holiday slate, which also features Ron Howard’s Alone at Dawn and Nancy Meyers’ Paris Paramount.
Key facts
- Lizard Music will open in theaters on Dec. 25, 2027 (hollywoodreporter.com)
- The film is a live‑action/CGI hybrid directed by Benny Safdie (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Dwayne Johnson stars as the character Chicken Man (hollywoodreporter.com)
Sources
- [1] hollywoodreporter.com — originally reported as “Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie’s ‘Lizard Music’ Sets Holiday 2027 Release From Amazon MGM”
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