Sony is sinking its teeth into its comedy reboot of 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.
In the video below, Rudd and Black tease the new project. “There’s gonna be a big fucking snake, and it’s gonna rip,” Black says of the film.
Adds Rudd, “You want to get scared? You want to laugh? You want to celebrate with your friends? Or maybe you’re alone and sad and have nobody, but just want to forget about that?”
The Hollywood Reporter reported in August that the film was in development. Plot details are being kept in the belly of a snake.
Luis Llosa directed 1997's Anacondawith a cast that included Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Jon Voight. Spawning a number of sequels, the first movie focused on a National Geographic film crew hunting for the world’s biggest and deadliest snake.
The original Anaconda surpassed $136 million at the worldwide box office ($269 million today).
Rudd led this year’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and stars with Jenna Ortega in A24’s Death of a Unicornwhich is set for release in the spring. Black had voice roles in the 2024 titles Kung Fu Panda 4 and Borderlandsand he stars in A Minecraft Moviehitting theaters in April.
