Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (known as Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania) is the sequel to Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, and the final film in the Hotel Transylvania film series. It was released on January 14, 2022.
Synopsis
When Van Helsing’s mysterious invention, the 'Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster! In their new mismatched bodies, Drac, stripped of his powers, and an exuberant Johnny, loving life as a monster, must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it’s too late, and before they drive each other crazy. With help from Mavis and the hilariously human Drac Pack, the heat is on to find a way to switch themselves back before their transformations become permanent.
Plot
TBA
Cast
Main Cast
- Brian Hull as Dracula
- Selena Gomez as Mavis
- Andy Samberg as Jonathan Loughran
- Kathryn Hahn as Ericka Van Helsing
- Keegan-Michael Key as Murray
- Steve Buscemi as Wayne
- David Spade as Griffin
- Asher Blinkoff as Dennis
- Fran Drescher as Eunice Stein
- Jim Gaffigan as Abraham Van Helsing
- Molly Shannon as Wanda
- Brad Abrell as Frankenstein
- Zoe Berri as Winnie
Minor Cast
- Tyler "Ninja" Blevins as Party Monster[1]
- Asher Bishop as Wesley
- Jennifer Kluska as Wendy
- Victoria Gomez as Young Mavis, Wilma
- Derek Drymon as Human Zombie
- Aaron LaPlante as Gremlin Pilot, Gremlin Stewardess
- Melissa Sturm as Airbag Monster, Phone Voice
- Chole Malaise as Female Newscaster
- Scott Underwood as Male Newscaster
- Michelle Murdocca as Witch
- William Townsend as Zombie
Additional Voices
- David Beron
- Jess Harnell
- Caitlin McKenna
- Juan Pacheco
- Michelle Ruff
- Debra Wilson
- Natalia Castellanos
- Marabina Jaimes
- David Michie
- Jacqueline Pinol
- Fred Tatasciore
- Todd Haberkorn
- Lex Lang
- Diego Osorio
- Ben Pronsky
- Amanda Troop
- Michael-Leon Wooley
Production
In February 2019, Sony Pictures Animation announced that a fourth film had been in development. In October 2019, Genndy Tartakovsky confirmed that he would not direct the film. In September 2020, Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon, a storyboard artist on the first two Hotel Transylvania sequels and a former crew member of SpongeBob SquarePants and Adventure Time, respectively, were confirmed to be the film's directors, while Tartakovsky would write the screenplay and serve as an executive producer alongside Selena Gomez, who voices Mavis in the series. Production took place remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April 2021, the film's title was revealed to be Hotel Transylvania: Transformania and was confirmed that it would be the final film in the franchise. That same month, Sony confirmed that Adam Sandler would not reprise his role as Dracula. The role was given to Brian Hull after voicing the character in the short film Monster Pets, while Kathryn Hahn, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, and Keegan-Michael Key were confirmed to reprise their roles. The following month, it was announced that Brad Abrell had replaced Kevin James as the voice of Frankenstein. Mark Mothersbaugh returned to score the film, having previously scored the first three installments, while Lynn Hobson served as editor.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 52% of 60 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.20/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Much like the trio of films it follows, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is middling family viewing -- relatively painless, but overall rather uninspired." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 45 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Soundtrack
Music
- Just the Two of Us
- Cha Cha Slide (Hardino Mix)
- Despiértame Antes De Que Te Vayas
- Love Is Not Hard To Find
Transcript
- Main article: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania/Transcript
Gallery
- Main article: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania/Gallery
Videos
Trivia
- This is the second film in the Hotel Transylvania series not to be released in September since Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- The film was originally planned to be released December 22, 2021[2]
- On April 24, 2020 it was announced that the release date would fall back to August 6, 2021 instead.[3]
- The film's name and final release date was revealed on April 4, 2021. Confirming that the film would come out in theaters, July 23 2021.[4] In June 2021, the film was pushed back to October 1, 2021.[5]
- On August 16, 2021, it was reported that Amazon Studios is in negotiations to acquire the distribution rights to the film for $100 million from Sony Pictures Releasing and would release it exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide, excluding China, where Sony would release it theatrically on an undetermined date. Sony would also retain home entertainment and linear television rights to the film.
- This is the only film of the franchise that not have Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Sadie Sandler voicing Dracula, Frankenstein, Young Mavis and Winnie respectively.
References
- ↑ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/twitch-ninja-hotel-transylvania-4-transformania-1235130446/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hotel-transylvania-4-books-2021-christmas-release-date-1190944
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SonyAnimation/status/1253842266600292352
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SonyAnimation/status/1380505788083433472
- ↑ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/hotel-transylvania-transformania-delay-october-1235000545/