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Tim Story on the Feuding Characters in His Tom & Jerry Reboot: It s Not War; It s Sibling Rivalry
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In tackling one of the most notorious feuds in pop culture history, director Tim Story used one guiding principle: “It’s not war; it’s sibling rivalry.”
Those rivals would be Tom and Jerry, the beloved Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters who first came to exist out of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1946. The duo are now relaunching in a live-action/animation hybrid movie that debuts Feb. 26 on Warner Bros. and HBO Max.
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The studio approached Story with the property nearly three years ago, drawing on his deep comedy background with successful franchises including Ice Cube and Kevin Hart’s “Ride Along” series two mid-budget movies that together grossed close to $300 million worldwide and the ensemble films “Think Like a Man” and “Think ....

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