Jack Black and Paul Rudd’s ‘Anaconda’ hits theaters Christmas 2025

“Anaconda,” a remake of the 1997 original about a very, very large snake, will slide into theaters nationwide on Dec. 25, 2025, courtesy of Columbia Pictures. The announcement was made in a slightly off-color video from stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd. You can watch the video below.

The new film, which will be R-rated based on the salty language used in the video, was written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten and will be directed by Gormican. Brad Fuller and Andrew Form produce through the Fully Formed banner. Plot details are being kept deep in the viper’s nest, but Rudd is dressed in medical scrubs in the clip, so make of that what you will.

The 1997 original starred Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Eric Stoltz alongside a very over-the-top Jon Voight. It followed a documentary film crew deep in the Amazon led by a snake hunter (Voight) in search of a mythical giant anaconda.

Although it was a solid hit, earning $136 million from a $45 million budget, it became an unlikely franchise starter, with a solid theatrical follow-up released in 2004 and several more direct-to-video titles coming out over the years.

What does the new version have in store for us? Only time will tell!

“Anaconda” hits theaters on December 25, 2025.

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