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Amazon MGM Studios sets Christmas 2027 theatrical release for Lizard Music

Amazon MGM Studios has scheduled the Benny Safdie directed movie starring Dwayne Johnson for a theatrical release on Dec. 25, 2027.

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Amazon MGM Studios has set a theatrical release date of Dec. 25, 2027, for its upcoming feature film Lizard Music, Deadline reported. The live-action and CGI hybrid production is directed by Benny Safdie and stars Dwayne Johnson. [1]

According to Deadline, the film follows a young boy played by Theo Clark Leber who discovers a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing music. His search for answers leads him to an eccentric character known as The Chicken Man. [1]

The project expands the feature film slate produced and distributed theatrically by Amazon MGM Studios. The studio handles modern theatrical releases under its unified brand banner. [1][3]

Separately, Dwayne Johnson is also set to appear in Jumanji: Open World, which The Hollywood Reporter reported will be released in theaters by Sony Pictures on Dec. 25. That project is billed as the final installment in director Jake Kasdan's trilogy. [2]

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In short

  • Amazon MGM Studios scheduled Lizard Music for a Dec. 25, 2027 theatrical release.
  • Lizard Music is directed by Benny Safdie and stars Dwayne Johnson.
  • Theo Clark Leber stars as a young boy who discovers a hidden broadcast of music-playing lizards.
  • Sony Pictures is releasing Dwayne Johnson's film Jumanji: Open World on Dec. 25.

Sources

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  1. [1]Dwayne Johnson Starring, Benny Safdie Directed Amazon MGM Studios Pic ‘Lizard Music’ To Tune Up Christmas Day 2027Deadline, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Dwayne Johnson Reveals ‘Jumanji: Open World’ New Look Ahead of Holiday Release: “One Final Game”The Hollywood Reporter, 1h ago

Background

  1. [3]List of Amazon MGM Studios films on Wikipedia
  2. [4]King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard on Wikipedia
  3. [5]Dwayne Johnson filmography on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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