Sony is stubbornly committed to the comedy reboot of anaconda.

The studio announced Friday that filmmaker Tom Gormican’s reimagining of the 1997 snake horror film will hit theaters on Dec. 25, 2025, in time for the holidays. Paul Rudd and Jack Black star in the new feature film from Columbia Pictures.

Gormican (The unbearable weight of enormous talent) directs the film from a script he co-wrote with Kevin Etten. Brad Fuller and Andrew Form produce for Fully Formed.

In the video below, Rudd and Black introduce the new project. “There’s going to be one hell of a snake, and it’s going to rip,” Black says of the film.

Rudd adds: “Do you want to be scared? Do you want to laugh? Do you want to celebrate with your friends? Or maybe you’re alone and sad and have no one but just want to forget about it?”

The Hollywood Reporter reported in August that the film was in development. Plot details are kept in the belly of a snake.

Luis Llosa directed it in 1997 anacondawith a cast that included Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Jon Voight. The first film spawned a number of sequels and focused on a National Geographic film crew on the hunt for the world’s largest and deadliest snake.

The original anaconda Worldwide box office receipts exceeded $136 million ($269 million today).

Rudd led this year Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and stars alongside Jenna Ortega in “A24.” Death of a unicornwhich is scheduled to be released in the spring. Black had voice roles in the 2024 titles Kung Fu Panda 4 And border areasand he plays the main role A Minecraft moviehits theaters in April.