Tommy Pickles and his friends are about to make their way back to the silver screen in a big way in a Paramount Players-produced live-action/CG hybrid
Rugrats movie and according to
The Hollywood Reporter, the film has found its director in
Diary of a Wimpy Kid helmer David Bowers.
The original
Rugrats series, which ran from 1991-2004, remains one of Nickelodon's most successful shows to date and it ultimately spawned a spinoff series, titled
All Grown Up! that ran from 2003-2008, and three successful films:
The Rugrats Movie,
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie,
Rugrats Go Wild.
The upcoming
Rugrats movie will be the babies' fourth theatrical adventure, but their first where any characters will be depicted in live-action.
The film is slated to open on January 29, 2021.