Adult Swim's popular series Rick and Morty is moving toward a theatrical movie from Warner Bros. Series veteran Jacob Hair is in talks to direct the film.
Rick and Morty, the Adult Swim series created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, is getting a movie with a theatrical release from Warner Bros. Jacob Hair is in talks to direct the project as a series veteran with deep ties to the show.
Initial reactions on X include excitement from media accounts announcing the Rick and Morty movie with Jacob Hair directing, alongside one fan post noting his experience from recent seasons while questioning if the show's chaotic energy will fit a 90-minute format.
🚨 RICK & MORTY IS fINALLY GETTING A MOVIE
— mercante (@merccante) 19 Mei 2026
Jacob Hair - the supervising director who's been quietly steering some of the show's sharpest and most unhinged episodes since Season 4, is directing.
After the Roiland situation, years of "the show fell off" discourse, and endless… https://t.co/hZkYdelN9v pic.twitter.com/3L2v8jmzPC
A ‘RICK & MORTY’ movie is moving forward.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) 19 Mei 2026
Jacob Hair is directing the film.
(Source: https://t.co/xtIBuQc1OC) pic.twitter.com/r9s13lcy4s
The #RickAndMorty movie is real and Dan Harmon and Scott Marder gave me their first comments about it, as well as why Jacob Hair was the perfect choice to direct it: https://t.co/9WXqvDOPCv
— Mick Joest (@G33kyMick) 19 Mei 2026
Warner Bros. is in early development on a ‘Rick and Morty’ movie, with franchise veteran Jacob Hair in talks to direct, Deadline can confirm.
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) 20 Mei 2026
Dan Harmon, who co-created the Adult Swim show with Justin Roiland, has alluded to plans for a “a super badass” feature-length episode… pic.twitter.com/PSNjC42Oo1
A "RICK AND MORTY" theatrical movie is in early development at Warner Bros. Jacob Hair, who has directed several episodes of the show, is in talks to direct. https://t.co/gD972siid3
— Animation on HBO Max (@AnimationOnMax) 19 Mei 2026
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