Drac is back, but Adam Sandler isn’t, in the new trailer for Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
The fourth Hotel Transylvania screams its way to theaters on October 1
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It appears as though everyone has their limits, and a fourth Hotel Transylvania was Adam Sandler’s. The Uncut Gem himself, who voiced the world’s most famous vampire in three Hotel Transylvania movies, unceremoniously removed his comical fake fangs in 2018 after starring in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. Undoubtedly, this is a surprising move for Sandler’s detractors, many of whom see his project decisions as excuses for vacations. Well, he doesn’t, apparently, so back off! Additionally, Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky, the series creator and director of the first three films series is handing the big director bullhorn over to directors Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska.
So what does that leave us with? Well, a chance to do something new, says Drymon. Voice actor Brian Hull is throwing on Sandler’s cape and trying something a little different as Drac. Which is to say, he’s doing Sandler’s talking goat character or at least something that sounds like it. But hey, at least it’s not all “blah this” and “blah that,” right?
In the latest monster mash getaway, Van Helsing develops a ray that turns monsters into people and vice versa, which gives the production an excuse to make a late-to-the-party dad bod joke. Nevertheless, there’s some stuff that might interest fans—or, at least, parents who want to give their kids something to do this Halloween.
Here’s the synopsis:
When Van Helsing’s mysterious invention, the ‘Monsterification Ray,’ goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster! In their new mismatched bodies, Drac, stripped of his powers, and an exuberant Johnny, loving life as a monster, must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it’s too late, and before they drive each other crazy. With help from Mavis and the hilariously human Drac Pack, the heat is on to find a way to switch themselves back before their transformations become permanent.
Transformania is being billed as the “final chapter” in the series and stars Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Fran Drescher, Jim Gaffigan and Molly Shannon. It hits theaters just in time for Halloween on October 1, 2021.
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Fascinating to see Hotel Transylvania 3 actually brought in over half a billion dollars.
They’re the kind of generic and inoffensive kids movies that parents will take kids to in droves so they shut up for 90 minutes. Pretty easy to see how these things print money
They also have a bit of a cult following among animators and animation buffs for their very fluid, squash-and-stretch, FleischerClampett influenced animation, which is rare to see in modern animated features and CG animation in general (loyalty to Tarkovsky plays a part too).
I’ve randomly seen the first two and honestly they’re good solid fun. Sandler’s main character is a bit boring and his daughter (the plot-ball carrier, by and large) is even worse, but the supporting cast effortlessly carry them.
which again makes it even more shocking that Sandler didn’t say, I’ll do the voice work for a percentage of the gross. Kathryn Hahn must have needed a house payment however, I can’t explain that at all.
We always knew Sandler was lazy, but being so lazy you can’t even spend a couple of days in a recording booth to get paid millions of dollars?
It’s also been reported that this was recorded remotely during Covid so probably even fewer scheduling issues.
Reports were he spent most of the money faithfully representing the culture of Transylvania and the people that live there.
Sandler should have stepped aside for an actual trans actor.
…fine, take your damn star.
That is a most excellent joke.
It wasn’t a secret that Sandler and Tartakovsky didn’t get along but it’s weird that they’d run this back with Tartakovsky just contributing to the story and not actually directing. If the studio was indeed forced to pick one or the other, I’m pretty shocked they didn’t choose Sandler.
Easy to google this drama or got more info? Genndy rules!
I think some of it came out in that Sony hackleak back in late 2014. I don’t think they were at each others’ throats or anything, just Gendy wanted it to be more Gendy and Sandler wanted it to be more Sandler.
I would never begrudge the man a paycheck because jebus knows he deserves it, but I am SOOOOOO glad that Genndy is off working on Primal instead of spending another year or two of his life on one of these movies. I’ve heard he actually gets some fun, inventive stuff in these movies (apparently there’s a big fight or action sequence in 3 that used a lot of his ideas for a rubber-limbed 3D Popeye that never got off the ground), but he’s one of the most accomplished creators in Western animation and it felt like he was wasting away at Sony. Primal feels like the culmination and apex of everything he has previously accomplished in Dexter’s Lab, Samurai Jack, etc.
Don’t worry, he couldn’t appear because he’s busy filming Jack and Jill 2: Jack and Jill and Barb and Bill in which Jack and Jill find out that they’re quadruplets. Starring Adam Sandler as Jack, Jill, Barb and Bill, Al Pacino as Al Pacino and Rob Schneider as ‘The Chinaman’.
So seems like Kevin James went with Sandler.But David Spade stayed.What does this mean?!?
I’ll read it primarily about who needs the paycheck more. I would have to think in cases like this, Spade would at least have “asked” or informed Sandler to avoid hard feelings.
Makes sense.In other David Spade voice news, his animated sitcom Sammy, which aired two out of sequence episodes in the summer of 2000 and has been “lost” since, turned up recently:
Nice! I remember that existing and watching at least one of them. I’ll check these out!
I can’t believe this turd has spawned sequels in the first place. For me it’s right up there with bossbaby for biggest pieces of shit I’ve sat through.
“The only place to experience Transformania is in a movie theater, October 1st!”Yeaaaaaah, about that. This isn’t a blockbuster that I need to see on a big screen. I’m willing to bet I’ll be experiencing it a couple months later from my own couch, if at all.