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Dwayne Johnson's 'Lizard Music' set for Christmas 2027 release
Amazon MGM Studios will release Lizard Music in theaters on Dec.
25, 2027.
The live-action and CGI film follows a boy who discovers a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing music.
His search leads him to the Chicken Man, an eccentric old man played by Dwayne Johnson, and his chicken Claudia.
Together, the boy and the old man set out to find a hidden society and begin an adventure through fantastical worlds.
Benny Safdie directed the film and adapted it from Daniel Pinkwater's novel of the same name.
Its Christmas Day release is intended to reach family audiences, and it will open alongside other films, including an untitled Nancy Meyers movie and Alone at Dawn.
Amazon MGM Studios will release Dwayne Johnson’s film Lizard Music in theaters on Dec. 25, 2027.
Benny Safdie directs the live-action and CGI hybrid and adapted its screenplay from Daniel Pinkwater’s novel of the same name.
The story follows a boy who discovers a secret broadcast of music-playing lizards and meets the eccentric Chicken Man, played by Johnson.
The cast also includes Theo Clark Leber, Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker, Regina Hall, Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum and Rachel McAdams.
The two sources give different ages for Claudia the chicken: 111 in The Hollywood Reporter and 85 in Deadline.
- Who
- Amazon MGM Studios is releasing the film, which stars Dwayne Johnson and is directed by Benny Safdie.
- What
- Lizard Music is a live-action and CGI hybrid based on Daniel Pinkwater’s novel.
- When
- It is scheduled for release on Dec. 25, 2027. The announcement was reported on Oct. 20, 2026.
- Where
- In theaters.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Release date
- Dec. 25, 2027
- Director
- Benny Safdie
- Lead actor
- Dwayne Johnson
- Source novel
- Lizard Music by Daniel Pinkwater
- Claudia’s age
- 111 in The Hollywood Reporter; 85 in Deadline