Sony Unveils Anaconda Comedy Reimagining with Black and Rudd

Sony Pictures unveiled the first trailer and publicity photos this week for Anaconda, a comedic reimagining of the 1997 snake thriller that stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd and is scheduled to open in theaters on December 25, 2025. The studio and outlets released images showing Black and Rudd in a jungle setting, including one in which a pig rests on Black's head, underlining the film's overtly comic tone.

Anaconda follows Doug, played by Black, and Griff, played by Rudd, two lifelong friends who, driven by midlife crises, travel to the Amazon to remake their favorite childhood movie. According to the official synopsis, their movie set becomes a real-life killing field when an actual giant anaconda turns their comically chaotic production into a deadly situation. "The movie they're dying to make? It might just get them killed," the synopsis reads.

Tom Gormican directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Kevin Etten. Gormican, who previously directed The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, also shares writing credits on the project. Some reports described Anaconda as Gormican's feature directing debut, but he is already known for helming the Nicolas Cage vehicle. Producers on the...