Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the smash-hit Hotel Transylvania film series, has announced an animated feature collaboration with the NBA: Goat.
Slated to premiere February 13, 2026 to kick off the NBA’s All-Star weekend, the project is produced by Stephen Curry and Erick Peyton of Unanimous Media; Oscar nominee Michelle Raimo Kouyate (The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story, Silver Linings Playbook); and Adam Rosenberg (Creed 3) and Oscar winner Rodney Rothman (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) of Modern Magic.
Goat will be directed by Emmy nominee Tyree Dillihay (Bob’s Burgers, Da Jammies, Allen Gregory, Good Vibes), with Adam Rosette (head of story, Orion and the Dark; director/storyboard supervisor, Harvey Girls Forever!) co-directing. Fairfax creators Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley are penning the screenplay.
David Schulenberg (The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story, Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham) is co-producer on the project; Rick Mischel (Open Season: Call of Nature) and Fonda Snyder (Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum) are executive producers.
[Source: Deadline]