Animal Cinematic Universe

Warning: this is not a real franchise.The Animal Cinematic Universe (ACU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of adventure films, independently produced by Gabriel Combs Movies, and based on characters by Lennon Richardson. The franchise includes 5 films, 2 television series, and one video game.

The franchise began with the 2019 film Spike and Brandon, which was a reboot of a short film with the same name, and continued with 2020’s Anucave, Spike and Brandon: Summer Vacation, and Ted and Mike, Anucave: Out of the Jungle, and is scheduled to continue with 2021’s Animal Squad.

The franchise has been commercially successful and has generally received a positive critical response.

Development
In 2017, Gabriel Combs Movies acquired rights to make a shared universe based on characters by Lennon Richardson, including Spike and Brandon and Ted and Mike, and was also scheduled to include some new franchises in the mix. It was scheduled to begin with a reboot of 1999’s Spike and Brandon. The first three films were announced on December 18, 2017, and the first film was scheduled to be released theatrically on May 3, 2019.

Feature Films

 * Spike and Brandon (2019)
 * Anucave (2019)
 * Ted and Mike (2020)
 * Spike and Brandon: Summer Vacation (2020)
 * Anucave: Out of the Jungle (2020)
 * Animal Squad (2021)
 * Spike and Brandon: World War (2021)
 * Spike and Brandon: End of an Era (2022)

Television Series

 * Ted and Mike (2020-present)
 * Spike and Brandon (TBA)

Video Games

 * Ted and Mike: Out of Asia (2020)
 * untitled Spike and Brandon video game

Cast and Characters
Protagonists Antagonists
 * Spike (played by Niko Lovett)
 * Brandon (played by Finn Wolfhard)
 * Devil (played by Darcy Combs)
 * Benson (played by Dylan Bond)
 * Leo (played by Lennon Richardson)
 * Bill (played by Gabriel Combs)
 * Bandit (played by Millie Bobby Brown)
 * Ted (played by Kyle Snow)
 * Mike (played by Jamison Barlett)
 * Razerclaw (played by Idris Elba)
 * Porky (played by Jack Black)
 * Bunny (played by Kevin Hart)
 * Tron (played by Jason Momoa)

Reception
The franchise has received critical acclaim.