Tom the Hand 4

Tom the Hand 4
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pascal Pinon Thierry Sapyn
Produced by	William Renschen Glenn Ficarra Jared Stern Chris Meledandri Clive A. Smith Stephen Heneveld
Screenplay by	James Bobin Steven T. Seagle
Story by	Peter Lord
Based on	Tom the Hand  by Ted V. Miller and Tom H. Zwick
Starring	Ted V. Miller Seth MacFarlane Ben Zwick Will Ferrell Bill Hader Andy Samberg
Music by	Henry Jackman Tom Holkenborg Lorne Balfe Rupert Gregson-Williams BTS
Edited by	Kent Beyda Ally Garrett
Cinematography	Bill Pope
Production company	Warner Bros. Pictures Movie Land Animation Studios Legendary Entertainment Village Roadshow Pictures Amblin Entertainment Walden Media Perfect World Pictures Nelvana Limited Annapurna Pictures (uncredited)
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16) (China) December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25) (United States)
Running time	109 minutes
Language	English
Country	United States
Budget	$99 million
Box office	$192.6 million

Tom the Hand 4 is an 2020 American live-action/computer-animated action adventure film based on works of its same name by Ted V. Miller and Tom H. Zwick. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Movie Land Animation Studios, Legendary Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Walden Media, Perfect World Pictures and Nelvana Limited. It was the first Tom the Hand film to be produced with Movie Land Animation Studios.

The Film stars Ted V. Miller, Seth MacFarlane, Ben Zwick, Will Ferrell, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Lizzie Waterworth, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Josh Gad, Jamie Chung, Jon Lee, Ryan Potter, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jack Black.

Tom the Hand 4 is scheduled to be simultaneously released theatrically in North America by Warner Bros. Pictures in Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D and IMAX, and digitally on HBO Max and video on demand on December 25, 2020, after being released theatrically in international markets that don't have HBO Max on December 16. It has grossed $193 million worldwide against its $99 million budget, and was nominated for the Movie Land Fun and Excitement Award for Best Animated Feature in 2020, but lost to Over the Moon.

The sequel, Tom the Hand 5, is scheduled to be released on December 24, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Plot

After the the previous year, the three villains are now defeated. Tom, Mark, the birds and the animals were celebrating Dylan's 16th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic. In St. John, Indiana, Equals thinks the Robert's friend, Kyle the Turkey will be sent to his iguana house in Beijing, but it's not about going to Beijing, China since he's trying to kidnap Kyle and puts him in the box where he belong.

Cast

• Ted V. Miller as Tom Miller.
• Seth MacFarlane as Mark, Tom's brother.
• Lizzie Waterworth as Dylan Miller, a 16-year-old hand who is Tom, Mark and Gwen's son.
• Christina Hendricks as Chloe the Hand, Max's girlfriend.
• Chloe Bennet as Ella, Dylan's girlfriend.
• Hugh Jackman as Terry the Hand
• Dylan O'Brien as Max, Dylan's cool friend.
• Nicholas John Robinson as Ty, Dylan's best friend in his life.
• Tom Holland as Will, Dylan's friend.
• David Tennant as Lucas, Equals' henchman and an antagonist hand who kidnaps Ella alongside Mako.
• Nicolas Cage as Mako, Equals' henchman and an antagonist hand who kidnaps Ella alongside Lucas.
• Ben Zwick as Robert, a puffin.
• Will Ferrell as Kyle, a turkey.
• Bill Hader as Milo, a pelican.
• Andy Samberg as Todd, a blue jay.
• Jamie Chung as Lucy, a reindeer.
• Josh Gad as Olaf the Snowman
• Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Stuart Miller the Rabbit
• Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog
• Chris Pratt as Knuckles
• Jim Cummings as Chuck E. Cheese, Floppy Chuck E.
• Jon Lee as Paddington Bear
• Thomas Middleditch as Shanty, an orange circle spotted frog.
• Adam Sandler as Stuart the Panda
• Benedict Cumberbatch as Fred the Frog
• Ryan Gosling as Kevin the Lion
• Brian Murphy as Peter the Bear
• Jason Sudeikis as Rodney the Duck
• Ryan Potter as Finn the Giraffe
• Jack Black as Christopher
• Gina Rodriguez as Coconut the Monkey
• Louis C.K. as Andy the Husky
• JP Cooper as Ricky the Anteater
• Harrison Ford as Bill the Snake
• Eddie Izzard as Terry the Orca
• Ryan Reynolds as Eric the Worm
• Justin Timberlake as Roger the Rainbow Bear
• Albert Tsai as Peng the Penguin
• Zendaya as Rusti the Snowman

Production

Development

Tom the Hand 4 are gonna be announced in August 13, 2018 for an upcoming sequel film. This motion picture with be in development and the fourth installment of Tom the Hand film will be announced and in development by Ted V. Miller. It was announced that the fourth film will be co-produced with Movie Land Animation Studios, which is not involved in the first three films. On December 13, 2018 it was announced that RatPac-Dune Entertainment will not be involving in the fourth film due to the studio's shut down in April 2018. On August 13, 2019 it was announced that Amblin Entertainment will replace RatPac-Dune Entertainment, known for their fourth collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures on Ready Player One.

Casting

In September 2018, Ted V. Miller, Seth MacFarlane, Ben Zwick, Will Ferrell, Bill Hader and Andy Samberg confirmed to return as the characters. On February 28, 2019, it was reported that Josh Gad will voice as Olaf the Snowman. On June 13, Sapyn confirmed the return of Ryan Potter and Jack Black via Twitter. On June 17, Jon Lee announced to replace Charlie Miller as Paddington Bear.

Filming

Principal photography has begun on November 6, 2018 and ended on June 12, 2019. Filming on the next two sequels will begin after wrapping the post-production on first two sequels.

Visual effects and CGI animation

The hands, creatures and animals were computer-generated by Moving Picture Company (MPC) and Movie Land Digital Production Services (MLDPS), who created a realistic version of the stuffed animals, creatures, plush toys and talking hands using computer animation, with a help from Method Studios, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and DNEG. Rob Bredow served as the overall visual effects supervisor for the film. William Renschen served as the visual effects supervisor for MLDPS.

Music

In 2019, Henry Jackman has returned to serve as a film score composer with newcomers, Tom Holkenborg, Lorne Balfe, Rupert Gregson-Williams and BTS. The film soundtrack will be available on November 24, 2020 by WaterTower Music.

Release

Tom the Hand 4 was first released in China on December 16, 2020 and it was scheduled to be theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States and Canada on December 25, 2020 in Dolby Cinema and IMAX while streaming on HBO Max the same day. It was originally announced for release on November 27, 2020, then it was delayed to December 25, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Later, Variety reported the film would be keeping its Christmas release date in theaters, while the film would also premiere digitally on HBO Max in North America the same day, with the film being available at no extra cost to subscribers, after premiering in international theatrical markets who don't have HBO Max starting from on December 16.

On December 2, 2020, Tom the Hand 4 would also premiere digitally to rent via video on demand in the United States the same day.

Marketing

A teaser poster debuted on October 25, 2019, one year ahead of the film's then-scheduled release date. On February 9, 2020, it was announced that the film's first trailer would debut during the 92nd Academy Awards. By the end of the month, WarnerMedia Entertainment debuted new footage from the film during the HBO Max presentation to the press. The first trailer debuted on July 31, 2020 right before the movie theater's reopening, with the show being livestreamed on Twitter around the world in real time. In September 2020, the film's second trailer was released exclusively in the theatrical release before Tenet, where theaters were already reopened, until it was marked as a home video release.

Home media

Tom the Hand 4 was released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to "own" on Digital HD on March 23, 2021 and on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and 4K Ultra HD on April 6, 2021.

Reception

Box office

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Critical responses

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Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
2021	Critics' Choice Super Awards	Best Animated Movie	Tom the Hand 4	Nominated	TBA
	Movie Land Fun and Excitement Awards	Best Animated Feature	Thierry Sapyn, Pascal Pinon, William Renschen & Clive A. Smith	Nominated	TBA

Future

On January 31, 2021, it was announced to develop Tom the Hand 5 during the COVID-19 pandemic. All the cast were reprised roles to voice the hands, creatures, pets and animals. Due to Warner Bros. losing the JH Movie Collection film rights to keep the studio, it was announced that Sony Pictures Animation entered early negotiations to distribute upcoming feature film properties based on The JH Movie Collection Show. The deal with SPA was set for a limited 5 year film deal with Warner Bros. still owning the previous films. The fifth film is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2021 in select wide theatrical theaters in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing via its Columbia Pictures label.

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Miller • Robert Zemeckis • Stephen Heneveld • Mike Mitchell • Don Hall • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Chris Williams • Chris Miller • Jenny Harder • Bob Persichetti • Peter Ramsey • Rodney Rothman • Tom McGrath • William Renschen • Ella Ray • Dominic Formella • Alejandro Munoz • Marcos Rivera Producers Chris Meledandri • Kristina Reed • Bonnie Arnold • Roy Conli • Roy Lee • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Jordan Kerner • Don Hahn • Darla K. Anderson • Dan Lin • John Lasseter • Avi Arad • Amy Pascal • William Renschen • Ella Ray • Dominic Formella • Alejandro Munoz • Marcos Rivera Writers Karey Kirkpatrick • Nicholas Stoller • Rodney Rothman • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Jordan Roberts • John Davis • Peter Lord • Nick Park • William Renschen Executives/Associated figures Ted V. 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Fox • Andy Samberg • Keegan-Michael Key • Rihanna • John DiMaggio • Tenzing Norgay Trainor • Shameik Moore • Jake Johnson Signature musicians Henry Jackman • James Newton Howard • Lorne Balfe • Major Lazer • Alan Meyerson • Daniel Pemberton Signature character designer Monty LaBueno • Ronnie del Carmen • Jin Kim • Shiyoon Kim Visual Development & Storyboard Artists Dante Eriksen • Cody Cameron • Andrew Stanton • Shiyoon Kim • Jin Kim • Geoff Johns • Ronnie del Carmen Related topics Related media and projects Birdy Animation • Touchstone Animation Studios • Sphere Ball Studios • Shank Films • Panko and Panda Studios Miscellaneous Warner Bros. films (Unproduced Warner Bros. projects • WAG films • Warner Bros. animated films • Warner Bros. Animation franchises and productions) See also Movie Land • Movie Land Entertainment • Warner Bros. Pictures • Warner Bros. Animation • Warner Animation Group • Acquisition of Movie Land by Warner Bros. • The JH Movie Collection Movie (2018) • Gwen and Dan: Level Two (2020)

v - e - dTom the Hand
Television series	Tom the Hand
	Associated productions: The JH Movie Collection Show
Films	Tom the Hand: The Movie (2017) • Tom the Hand 2: Tom Returns (2018) • Tom the Hand 3 (2019) • Tom the Hand 4 (2020) • Tom the Hand 5 (2021)
	Associated productions: The JH Movie Collection Movie (2018) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) • The JH Movie Collection Movie: The Fate of the Tour (2020) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 4: Friendship Vacation (2021) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 5: Tom's Gest Show Line Movie (2022) The JH Movie Collection Movie 6: Moonfall (2022) Crossover productions: Tom vs. Lolo (2023)

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