Warner Bros. Revs Up a Speedy Gonzales Solo Film

The Looney Tunes are step by step making a comeback to the massive display screen, and the subsequent a part of that plan entails Speedy Gonzales.

Per the Hollywood Reporter, the quickest mouse in Mexico would be the subsequent character to get a movie all to himself. Main the cost for this movie is Jorge R. Gutiérrez, beforehand of The Guide of Life, El Tigre, and and extra just lately El Guapo vs. The Narco Vampires. In December, he teased the venture was in growth, although at time of writing, there’s no author connected, and by extension no thought as to the plot.

I couldn’t be extra excited to bop the Mexican Hat Dance with Speedy, such a legendary and iconic character! I can”t wait to share with the world the superb and spicy dish we’re cooking at WBPA. https://t.co/Bt3XpjpuZE

— Jorge R. Gutierrez (@mexopolis) January 17, 2026

Created by Robert McKimson and Fritz Freling, an early model Speedy Gonzales appeared within the 1953 Looney Tunes brief “Cat-Tails for Two” earlier than his official debut in his titular brief two years later. Just like different B-tier Looney characters like Marvin the Martian, Speedy’s round so much, and is fairly common with the Latin American neighborhood for his capacity to get one over on guys like Sylvester and Daffy.

He’s additionally been in numerous exterior Looney Tunes media like video video games, Virgin Media and Volkswagon commercials, and 2021’s House Jam: A New Legacy. Warner Bros. has really been attempting to make a Speedy venture since 2010, the place George Lopez would’ve voiced him. These plans repeatedly fell by, with Mexican actor Eugino Derbez (who was connected to voice Speedy in 2016) pinning it on a concern of offending Hispanic people regardless of the character’s reputation with that demographic.

However now that Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Wile E. Coyote have opened the doorways, it’s Speedy’s time to shine. We’ll have extra on his solo film as information emerges.

Need extra io9 information? Try when to count on the newest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s subsequent for the DC Universe on film and TV, and all the things it is advisable to learn about the way forward for Doctor Who.