Extinct (film)

Extinct
Official poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Joel Cohen
  • John Frink
  • Rob LaZebnik
  • Joe Aguilar
  • Matthew Berkowitz
  • Yanming Jiang
  • Wang Zhonglei
Starring
Edited bySteven Liu
Music byMichael Giacchino
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Huayi Brothers (China)
  • Netflix (Worldwide)
Release dates
  • February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11) (Russia)
  • October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03) (China)
  • November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19) (Worldwide)
Running time
84 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
  • China
Languages
  • English
  • Chinese

Extinct is a 2021 animated science fiction comedy film directed by David Silverman, and co-directed by Raymond S. Persi, from a screenplay by Joel Cohen, John Frink, and Rob LaZebnik. The film features the voices of Rachel Bloom, Adam Devine, Zazie Beetz, Ken Jeong, Catherine O'Hara, Benedict Wong, Reggie Watts, and Jim Jefferies. The story follows Op and Ed, a pair of adorable lagomorph-like creatures with giant holes in the center, called the "flummels". They find themselves transported from their island home in the year 1835 to modern-day Shanghai.

Extinct was released in Russia on February 11, 2021. It was later released theatrically by Sky Cinema in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2021, and then was released worldwide on Netflix on November 19, 2021.