Bluey movie: Disney, BBC Studios bringing iconic children’s TV series to the big screen in 2027
Everyone’s favourite cartoon puppy is heading for the big screen.
The smash-hit animated TV series Bluey has captured the attention of Hollywood heavyweights, and the beloved blue heeler family will star in a feature film set to land in movie theatres around the world by 2027.
The Walt Disney Company and BBC Studios are set to announce a full-length feature film starring the titular puppy Bluey, her little sister Bingo and parents Chilli and Bandit.
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Bluey creator Joe Brumm reacted to the news overnight, saying a feature film was the “natural” next step for the blue heelers.
“I’ve always thought Bluey deserved a theatrical movie,” Brumm said.
“I want this to be an experiential event for the whole family to enjoy together.”
Brumm is set to write and direct the film — alongside Richard Jeffery, who has directed all three Bluey series so far — which is a Ludo Studio production in collaboration with BBC Studios, and Disney will release it in cinemas to a global audience.
Bluey composer Joff Bush is set to also return to score the film.
After its run in movie theatres, it will be streamed on Disney+ and ABC iview and ABC Kids in Australia.
The film will include the voices of Melanie Zanetti and David McCormack as Bluey’s mum and dad, Chilli and Bandit.
It will be produced by Amber Naismith, the award-winning producer behind Happy Feet and The Lego Movie.
The federal and Queensland governments are also supporting the Bluey film via the Producer Offset and Screen Queensland’s Post, Digital and Visual Effects Incentive.
As a children’s TV show developed in Queensland and commissioned by the ABC and BBC, Bluey is funded by Australian taxpayers.
The movie is set to deliver more than 130 local jobs and contribute an estimated $35 million to Queensland’s economy.
Bluey has taken the world by storm, capturing the hearts of kids and grown-ups alike to rank. It has won Logies, AACTA, BAFTA and Emmy Awards, and was recently named as the most-streamed program in the US — with more than 842 million hours viewed so dar — and No. 1 kids program in the UK in 2024
The series has been streamed for more than 20 billion minutes on Disney+ in the US over the last yea, alone.
The feature film is the latest endeavour the smash-his animation has inspired, after a Bluey theme park opened in Brisbane last month and the blue heeler starred in a tourism campaign for her home state of Queensland.
She has even inspired limited edition coins which were caught up in a heist earlier this year, where thieves made away with a 500kg pallet carrying 63,000 of the collectors coins — a haul estimated to be worth more than $600,000
In April, Australia House in London — home to the Australian High Commission — hosted a celebratory event organised by BBC Studios in which the embassy was adorned with Bluey flags.
The federal and Queensland governments are also supporting the Bluey film via the Producer Offset and Screen Queensland’s Post, Digital and Visual Effects Incentive.
Families around the world were confronted with the prospect of the beloved blue heelers disappearing from their screens forever with a bumper series finale in April that was rumoured to be Bluey’s last-ever appearance.
But after a bumper 28-minute episode, “The Sign”, capped season three, a producer confirmed the family would be back for a fourth season.
— with AAP
