The first adult animated feature film from visionary director Genndy Tartakovsky has found a new home… and release date. Netflix has just announced that Fixed, Tartakovsky’s comedy about Bull, an average, all-around good dog who discovers he’s going to be neutered in the morning, will debut August 13.

In the film, as the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull realizes he needs one last adventure with his pack of best friends as these are the last 24 hours with his balls! What could go wrong...?

Tartakovsky’s first truly adult comedy, Fixed is a labor of love, born in 2009, killed off, reborn, reworked, rewritten and eventually produced, that banks on everyone understanding the inherent humor in the simple premise.

The film was showcased with much fanfare and laughs at Annecy 2023; the director took the stage, and with a detailed display of artwork, storyboards, layout and finished animation, regaled a packed Petite Salle crowd with how truly funny – and treasured – a dog’s balls really are.

The wonderful voice cast includes Adam Devine as Bull, Idris Elba as Rocco, Kathryn Hahn as Honey, Bobby Moynihan as Lucky, Fred Armisen as Fetch, Beck Bennett as Sterling, River Gallo as Frankie, and Michelle Buteau as Molasses.

Directed by Tartakovsky from a story by Tartakovsky, Steve Greenberg, Rich Lufrano and Jon Vitti and screenplay by Tartakovsky and Vitti, the film is produced by Michelle Murdocca and animated by Sony Pictures Animation.

The film was unceremoniously axed at Warner Bros. last year, in similar fashion to the John Cena comedy Coyote vs. Acme, as part of the studio’s cost-cutting moves. That film was just picked up for distribution by Ketchup Entertainment.

Tartakovsky grew up at Warner, creating Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack at Cartoon Network as well as Primal at Adult Swim; he also produced The Powerpuff Girls. In addition, he created Star Wars: Clone Wars as well as breathed life, wearing various writing / directing / EPng hats on Sony’s successful Hotel Transylvania franchise.

He signed an overall deal with Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation back in 2022 to “develop, create, and produce original animated programming at both CNS and WBA intended for a variety of audiences and for all television platforms, including HBO Max, external streaming services, cable, and broadcast networks.” 

Source: Netflix