Sony Animation & Amazon MGM Studios Team For ‘The Haunting Of Hotel Transylvania’, Set Fall 2027 Theatrical Release
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- Sony Pictures Animation and Amazon MGM Studios are collaborating on a fifth film in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, titled "The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania," per an exclusive announcement.
- The film is scheduled for theatrical release on October 8, 2027.
- Hotel Transylvania originated as a Sony-owned property, though the announcement references a shift tied to theaters being closed during the Covid pandemic (the source excerpt cuts off mid-sentence on that detail).
Why it matters: The fifth installment commits the Hotel Transylvania franchise to a specific October 8, 2027 theatrical date and re-teams Sony with Amazon MGM on animated IP that Amazon already has a stake in distributing. The Covid-era distribution shift the source begins to describe suggests Amazon's involvement grew out of pandemic-era release arrangements, not a fresh acquisition — a detail the fuller article would clarify.
