Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (film)

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is an upcoming American live-action/animated musical comedy film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon from a screenplay by William Davies. It is an adaptation of the children's story of the same name by Bernard Waber. It stars Shawn Mendes, Javier Bardem, Winslow Fegley, Constance Wu, Lyric Hurd, Brett Gelman, and Scoot McNairy.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Directed by
Screenplay byWilliam Davies
Based onLyle, Lyle, Crocodile
by Bernard Waber
Produced by
  • Will Speck
  • Josh Gordon
  • Hutch Parker
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 7, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Premise

The story follows the title reptile who lives in a house on East 88th Street in New York City. Lyle enjoys helping the Primm family with everyday chores and playing with the neighborhood kids but one neighbor insists that Lyle belongs in a zoo. Mr. Grumps and his cat, Loretta, do not like crocodiles, and Lyle tries to prove that he is not as bad as others might first think.

Cast
Singer Shawn Mendes voices Lyle the crocodile

Production

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is the feature film adaptation of the children's story of the same name by Bernard Waber. It was announced in May 2021 with filmmaking duo Will Speck and Josh Gordon attached to direct from a screenplay by William Davies for Sony Pictures.[8][9] Filming took place in New York.[10][11] Notable filming locations include 85th Street,[12] 86th Street,[13] Astor Place and Bowery station,[14] and Broadway, between 45th Street and 46th Street.[15] Original music for the film was written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Ari Afsar, Emily Gardner Xu Hall, Mark Sonnenblick, and Joriah Kwamé.[7]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released in theaters by Sony Pictures Releasing on October 7, 2022. It was originally going to be released on July 22, 2022,[8] but in September 2021, the film was postponed to November 18, 2022.[16] In April 2022, the film was brought forward to its October 7 date, taking over the release date of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.[17]

References
  1. Kroll, Justin (February 10, 2022). "Shawn Mendes To Voice Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile In Sony's Adaptation Of The Classic Children's Book". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. Kroll, Justin (July 8, 2021). "Javier Bardem to Star in Sony's Adaptation of Classic Children's Book Lyle, Lyle Crocodile". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. Kroll, Justin (July 29, 2021). "Winslow Fegley Joins Javier Bardem In Sony's Lyle, Lyle Crocodile". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. Kroll, Justin (September 14, 2021). "Constance Wu Joins Javier Bardem In Sony's Lyle, Lyle Crocodile". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  5. Kroll, Justin (October 7, 2021). "Lyric Hurd Joins Sony's Adaptation of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  6. Kroll, Justin (October 27, 2021). "Fleabag's Brett Gelman Joins Sony's Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  7. Grobar, Matt (December 16, 2021). "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: Scoot McNairy Boards Sony's Children's Book Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  8. Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 17, 2021). "Will Speck & Josh Gordon To Helm Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile At Sony Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
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  10. "Mariska Hargitay & Chris Meloni Get Close on Today, Plus Julianne Moore, Cynthia Erivo and More". People. September 23, 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  11. Grater, Tom (September 22, 2021). "Javier Bardem & The Good Boss Director Talk Well-Received Spanish Comedy; Actor Says He Hopes For 'Dune' Sequel – San Sebastian Q&A". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  12. Malhado, Carolina Sobral (September 27, 2021). "Tuesday, September 28 Filming Locations". On Location Vacations. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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  14. Malhado, Carolina Sobral (September 22, 2021). "Thursday, September 23 Filming Locations". On Location Vacations. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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  16. Pedersen, Erik (September 9, 2021). "Sony Sets Dates For Whitney Houston & George Foreman Biopics, Two Others; Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile On The Move". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  17. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 20, 2022). "Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Heads To Summer 2023; Sony Dates Madame Web, Equalizer 3 Among Other Release Changes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
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