Benny Safdie's 'Lizard Music', with Dwayne Johnson, Gets Release Date

Amazon MGM Studios has announced that Lizard Music, a new film starring Dwayne Johnson and directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems), will hit theaters on December 25, 2027. The production mixes live-action and computer graphics (CGI) and will be released as a family-friendly Christmas adventure based on the book of the same name by Daniel Pinkwater.

The plot follows a boy, played by newcomer Theo Leber, who discovers a nighttime transmission of lizards playing otherworldly music. This discovery leads him to the Chicken Man, an eccentric character played by Johnson, and his 111-year-old chicken, Claudia. The cast also includes Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker, Regina Hall, and Andrew Dice Clay, as well as the voices of Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams, and David Krumholtz.