Prior to that, Universal Pictures initially slated the then-unproduced film for April 8, 2016, and then pushed back to December 31, 2016. He, Emily, and Packard paint a large mural of Clifford which resembles his hand-drawn counterpart, implying that Casey's new job will be authoring and illustrating fictional books about Clifford. On September 25, 2017, it was reported that Walt Becker had been hired to direct from a script being re-written by Ellen Rapoport, and from the original written by Justin Malen, which would be produced by Forte through her Silvertongue Films banner.

In New York City, Emily Elizabeth Howard, a 12-year-old middle school student who lives with her English mother, Maggie, is regularly bullied by a popular girl at school named Florence, but finds comfort in her only new friend Owen Yu. Clifford the Big Red Dog' Review: The Agreeable Version of a CGI-Critter-Meets-Live-Action Diversion".

But there's a place for sturdy and familiar entertainment that delivers exactly what it intends, and Clifford the Big Red Dog is just that. They break into Lyfegro's headquarters and rescue Clifford, who then flees through the city with Emily riding on him. In 2016, Paramount Pictures had purchased the rights to develop a live-action and animated hybrid film.

In November 2021, it was reported that Paramount Pictures and Entertainment One are developing a sequel to the film. The film was screened unannounced on August 26, 2021, during the 2021 CinemaCon event in Los Angeles. Clifford the Big Red Dog was released on digital download by Paramount Home Entertainment on December 14, 2021, which features deleted scenes and special features including a behind-the-scenes look with interviews from the cast, and how Clifford's adventures began from the book series to the big screen. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it 4. It was originally scheduled to be released November 13, 2020, before being delayed to November 5, 2021 [35] [36] due to the COVID-19 pandemic.It was initially scheduled to have its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September, [32] followed by a theatrical release on September 17 by Paramount Pictures, [33] but the festival premiere was cancelled and the studio removed the film from its release schedule due to the rise of the Delta variant of COVID-19. When the chip identifies Emily as Clifford's rightful owner, the chief informs Tieran that he will be fined for lying to them and wasting police resources. The film was also dedicated to Richard Robinson, the former CEO of Scholastic Corporation, who died on June 5, 2021.

Bridwell, who runs an animal rescue tent at a park, introduces Emily to a small red puppy whose family had been taken by dogcatchers. Sienna Guillory as Maggie Howard, Emily's English accent mother and Casey's older sister who is on a business trip in Chicago. All three later take shelter in Owen's lavish apartment, where Casey tells his niece that Clifford can stay with her, provided they locate Bridwell and have him shrink the dog down to his original size. Maggie leaves her in the care of her van-dwelling and irresponsible uncle Casey before going to Chicago for a business trip.Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote: " Clifford the Big Red Dog becomes a rowdy chase film-- as agreeable as Clifford himself, as simultaneously cute and in-your-face and as genially random in its ability to create chaos. In May 2012, it was reported that Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment would produce a live-action/animated film based on the book.

The film stars Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong, Izaac Wang, Kenan Thompson and John Cleese.At Manhattan Bridge Park, Emily reunites with Bridwell and desperately seeks his aid as a large crowd gathers. If he can't be found or can't help, Clifford must be sent away to Shanghai, where Owen's father, Mr.