CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG Getting a Sequel at Paramount — GeekTyrant

After a pretty good opening week, Paramount has announced that they have given the green light to a sequel for Clifford the Big Red Dog. The live-action family movie is based on the 1963 Norman Bridwell classic children’s book. It grossed $34.6M stateside to date in its theatrical and at-home Paramount+ debut. Clifford in his first weekend on the studio’s OTT service was the most watched original film to date. No release date has been set yet for the sequel, and it’s yet to be determined whether the film gets a hybrid or exclusive theatrical window.

The news about a Clifford sequel comes in the wake of Paramount greenlighting a sequel to Paw Patrol: The Movie, which also did well in its hybrid release. My kids are excited about both sequels, as they enjoyed these two films, and getting to watch them at home.

Deals are underway at this point for the sequel, and it’s still very early, but there’s a hope to bring back the original filmmaking team, including director Walt Becker from a screenplay by Jay Scherick & David Ronn and Blaise Hemingway with screen story by Justin Malen and Ellen Rapoport.

Clifford stars Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong, Kenan Thompson, Tovah Feldshuh, Izaac Wang, Alex Moffat, Paul Rodriguez, Rosie Perez, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Russell Peters, Keith Ewell, Bear Allen-Blaine and John Cleese.