New Action Comedy Starring Hugh Jackman & Bryan Cranston Gets Release Delay

Hugh Jackman and Bryan Cranston’s upcoming action comedy, Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, is reportedly being delayed. The Kyle Balda-directed project was previously scheduled to hit the theaters on February 20, 2026. The plot follows George Hardy (Jackman) as a shepherd who reads his sheep murder mystery stories at night, unaware that they can understand him. When George was murdered, the sheep decided to solve his murder when the case landed in the hands of an inexperienced local cop.

According to ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, the release date of Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie has been moved to November 2026. Amazon MGM Studios reportedly shifted the movie’s scheduled slot for February next year to a pre-Thanksgiving release date to pull in more families. The movie’s new release date is November 13.

What This Means For Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie

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Based on Leonie Swann’s 2005 novel, Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story, with a script from The Last of Us co-creator, Craig Mazin, the movie stars Cranston (Breaking Bad) in an undisclosed role. Joining the ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine star and Cranston in the ensemble cast are Emma Thompson (Matilda the Musical), Nicholas Braun (Succession), Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Wonka), Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Mandeep Dhillon (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), and others.

Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective‘s new release date also means that the movie is up for tough compeтιтion around the same 2026 release window. Lionsgate’s Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set to hit theaters on November 20, and an unтιтled Disney Animation film is set to follow on November 25, while Netflix plans a limited IMAX release for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie on Thanksgiving Day.

Our Take On Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective’s Pre-Thankgiving Release

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Hugh Jackman as Wolverine smiling sardonically in ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine

While the movie’s production status remains unclear, it does seem like the studios have a lot of faith in the new action comedy. The movie’s already-announced star-studded cast and crew doesn’t hide the fact that it has a strong team behind the production (and potentially a big budget). The release delay also doesn’t sound like a bad thing, but a strong indication of the film’s potential. The studios’ move to pull more families in for the theatrical release also hints that Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie might not feature a lot of violence or gore despite centering around a murder mystery in its central plot.

Source: ᴅᴇᴀᴅline

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