SPEEDY GONZALES Is Getting a Standalone Movie from THE BOOK OF LIFE Director Jorge R. Gutiérrez
Warner Bros. Animation is turning up the heat on their Looney Tunes slate with a project fans have been waiting on for years. Speedy Gonzales is finally set to star in his own standalone film.
Director Jorge R. Gutiérrez, best known for The Book of Life and Netflix’s Maya and the Three, is developing the animated feature.
He teased the news with a fun post on Instagram, rocking Speedy’s signature sombrero and bandanna while holding a toy of the character.
His caption read, “Guess what movie I might be developing at Warner Brothers Pictures Animation.” The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed it’s officially in the works.
As of now, no writers are attached and plot details are still under wraps. But this is the latest in a long line of attempts to bring Speedy Gonzales to the big screen.
Back in 2010, Warner Bros. announced a live-action hybrid version with George Lopez set to voice Speedy, but it eventually got shelved.
In 2015, another take was announced, this time fully animated with Eugenio Derbez as the voice. That version also fizzled out. Derbez later expressed his frustration in an interview with UPI, saying, “I feel that the studios are afraid that, nowadays, it’s so politically incorrect. I’ve been telling them constantly that we love Speedy Gonzales in Mexico.”
Despite the false starts, this new version has some real promise behind it. Gutiérrez has a cool, visually stunning animation style, and if he brings the same energy he did with The Book of Life, we might get a wild Speedy Gonzales movie that fans will love.
That said, it’s fair to be a little cautious. Warner Bros. hasn’t had the best track record recently when it comes to completing Looney Tunes-focused films.
The most notable case is Coyote vs. Acme, a fully finished Wile E. Coyote movie that was shelved in 2023 despite being ready to go.
After a wave of fan backlash and cast members like John Cena speaking out, the film was picked up by Ketchup Entertainment and is now set to hit theaters on August 28, 2026.
Here’s hoping Speedy Gonzales doesn’t get the same treatment. If Warner Bros. gives Gutiérrez the creative freedom and support he needs, we could be looking at an exciting return for the fastest mouse in all of Mexico.