Goat (2026 film)


Goat is an upcoming American animated sports comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Columbia Pictures. Directed by Tyree Dillihay from a screenplay by Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley and story by Nicolas Curcio and Peter Chiarelli, it stars Caleb McLaughlin, alongside an ensemble voice cast including Gabrielle Union, Stephen Curry, Nicola Coughlan, Nick Kroll, David Harbour, Jenifer Lewis, Aaron Pierre, Patton Oswalt, Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee, Eduardo Franco, Sherry Cola, Jelly Roll and Jennifer Hudson. It follows an anthropomorphic goat named Will Harris who aspires to become the greatest of all time at a basketball-like sport known as roarball.
Goat was being developed by 2019 and announced in May 2024, with most of the cast being announced in June 2025. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 13, 2026, by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Premise

Voice cast

  • Caleb McLaughlin as Will Harris, a teenage Boer goat who dreams of becoming a professional roarball player
  • Gabrielle Union as Jett Fillmore, a famous all-star black panther roarball player, known as the "Face of the Thorns", who is Will's idol
  • Stephen Curry as Lenny Williamson, a giraffe roarball player and member of the Thorns
  • Nicola Coughlan as Olivia Burke, an ostrich roarball player and member of the Thorns
  • Nick Kroll as Modo Olachenko, a Komodo dragon roarball player and member of the Thorns who breathes fire
  • David Harbour as Archie Everhardt, an Indian rhinoceros roarball player, enforcer of the Thorns and a single father of twin daughters
  • Jenifer Lewis as Florence Everson, a warthog and owner of the Vineland Thorns
  • Aaron Pierre as Mane Attraction, an Andalusian horse who is the MVP of the league and Will's rival
  • Patton Oswalt as Dennis, a proboscis monkey and the Thorns' coach
  • Eduardo Franco as Daryl, a capybara who is Will's friend
  • Sherry Cola as Hannah, an aardwolf who is Will's friend
  • Jennifer Hudson as Louise Harris, Will's mother
  • Wayne Knight as Frank, a gerbil who is Will's landlord
  • Jelly Roll as Grizz, a brutish grizzly bear roarball player
  • Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee as Chuck and Rusty, a musk ox and bat duo who are roarball commentators
  • Ayesha Curry as Carol, a llama who is owner of the diner in which Will's mother worked
  • Dwyane Wade as Rosette, a Bull roarball player for the Shadows
  • Kevin Love as Daskas, a gorilla roarball player for the Shadows
  • Angel Reese as Propp, a polar bear roarball player for the Shivers
  • A'ja Wilson as Kouyate, an American alligator roarball player for the Shadows
  • Andre Iguodala as Iggy, a zebra roarball ref
  • Joe La Puma as Sneaky, a vulture shoe shop owner
  • VanVan as Adi and Ari, Archie's twin children

    Production

Development

In May 2024, it was announced that Sony Pictures Animation would develop an animated sports film titled Goat, with Tyree Dillihay directing and Adam Rosette co-directing, while Stephen Curry and Erick Peyton would produce under their Unanimous Media company alongside Michelle Raimo Kouyate and Modern Magic's Adam Rosenberg and Rodney Rothman. Rick Mischel and Fonda Snyder also serve as executive producers, with David Schulenburg co-producing. The film had been in the works by 2019. Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley received screenplay credit, while Nicolas Curcio and Peter Chiarelli received story credit.

Animation

The film's animation was done by Sony Pictures Imageworks, using the same animation styles used on KPop Demon Hunters and Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse.

Casting

In June 2025, during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, it was announced that Curry, Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Nick Kroll, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Jenifer Lewis, and Patton Oswalt were part of the cast. The following month, Jennifer Hudson, Aaron Pierre, Jelly Roll, Ayesha Curry, Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee, Sherry Cola and Eduardo Franco were added to the cast.

Music

On January 19, 2026, it was reported that Kris Bowers had composed the film's score.

Release

Theatrical

Goat is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 13, 2026, coinciding with the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, which will take place in Los Angeles that weekend.

Home media

In April 2021, Sony signed deals with Netflix and Disney for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films' theatrical and home media windows. Netflix signed for exclusive "pay 1 window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window and included Goat and other future Sony Pictures Animation films; this deal built on an existing output deal that Netflix had signed with Sony Pictures Animation in 2014. Disney signed for "pay 2 window" rights for the films, which would be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu as well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks.