{"id":383872,"date":"2026-11-11T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=383872"},"modified":"2026-11-11T07:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T15:28:10","slug":"looney-tunes-returns-to-theaters-daffy-season-is-the-first-new-short-since-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/looney-tunes-returns-to-theaters-daffy-season-is-the-first-new-short-since-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Looney Tunes returns to theaters: \u201cDaffy Season\u201d is the first new short since 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cDaffy Season\u201d hit theaters on November 6, 2026<\/strong>, paired with \u201cThe Cat in the Hat.\u201d It brought Looney Tunes back to the big screen for their first brand-new theatrical short since 2012\u2019s \u201cDaffy\u2019s Rhapsody,\u201d and it also stands as Eric Bauza\u2019s final movie performance in the franchise before his death on October 25, 2026, reportedly from hypertensive cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n

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The short runs seven minutes<\/strong>, and the premise is straightforward: Daffy is furious that everyone, Elmer Fudd included, cares more about soccer season than duck season.<\/p>\n\n

Warner Bros. seems to be treating \u201cDaffy Season\u201d as both a nostalgia move and a test run for something bigger<\/strong>, whether that ends up meaning more theatrical shorts or even the reported \u201cOcean\u2019s 11\u201d-style feature.<\/p>\n\n

Early reaction from the Annecy premiere has mostly been positive. People have praised the energy, the visual snap, and that classic Looney Tunes spirit, though some felt the central joke leaned a little too hard<\/strong> on its gimmick and thought a few of the cameos were distracting.<\/p>\n\n

If you still want to see these characters on the big screen, \u201cDaffy Season\u201d feels worth catching<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

You can watch \u201cDaffy Season\u201d now ahead of \u201cThe Cat in the Hat,\u201d which opened on November 6, 2026<\/strong>, with DNEG\u2019s 3D animation shaped to resemble hand-crafted 2D work inspired by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.<\/p>\n\n

Though you may need to wait a little longer for a clearer sense of how \u201cDaffy Season\u201d is landing outside the US<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cDaffy Season\u201d hit theaters on November 6, 2026, paired with \u201cThe Cat in the Hat.\u201d It brought Looney Tunes back to the big screen for their first brand-new theatrical short since 2012\u2019s \u201cDaffy\u2019s Rhapsody,\u201d and it also stands as Eric Bauza\u2019s final movie performance in the franchise before his death on October 25, 2026, reportedly … Continue reading “Looney Tunes returns to theaters: \u201cDaffy Season\u201d is the first new short since 2012”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9352,"featured_media":383871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-383872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t