Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 2022

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (also known as Hotel Transylvania 4) is a 2022 American animated monster comedy film directed by Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska and written by Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo, and Genndy Tartakovsky. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, it is the fourth installment in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and stars the voices of Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, Jim Gaffigan, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Brian Hull, Fran Drescher, Brad Abrell, Asher Blinkoff, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and Zoe Berri. The film follows Dracula and his son-in-law Johnny as they travel to South America to locate a crystal that can reverse a transformation spell before its effects become permanent. Originally scheduled for theatrical release in the United States on October 1, 2021, the film's release was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sony Pictures sold distribution rights to Amazon Studios for $100 million. The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 14, 2022, and received mixed reviews from critics. A fifth film, titled The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania, is scheduled to be released on October 8, 2027.