B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations

B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations
Directed by	Tony Leondis
Screenplay by	Tom Wheeler
Story by	Tony Leondis
Produced by	Maryann Garger
Executive Producer(s)	Kristine Belson Courtney Pledger
Starring	Seth Rogen Melissa McCarthy Bill Murray Rashida Jones Matt Bomer Octavia Spencer Jennifer Coolidge Benjamin Stockham
Music by	Patrick Doyle
Cinematography	Yong Duk Jhun
Edited by	Eric Dapkewicz
Production company(s)	Paramount Animation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 8, 2026
Country	United States
Language	English
Rating	PG

B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations is an upcoming 2026 computer-animated supernatural action comedy film by Paramount Animation. It is based on an original idea by Tony Leondis, who is also directing. Tom Wheeler is writing the script, Maryann Garger is producing, Kristine Belson and Courtney Pledger are executive producing. The film stars Seth Rogen, Melissa McCarthy and Bill Murray. It will be released on April 8, 2026, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

This supernatural action comedy follows two bumbling apparitions who find themselves in an extraordinary after-life adventure when they join the Bureau of Otherworldly Operations (B.O.O.) – the ghost world’s elite counter-haunting unit – and ultimately must face off against the planet’s greatest haunter.

Cast

• Seth Rogen as Jackson Moss
• Melissa McCarthy as Watts
• Bill Murray as Addison Drake
• Rashida Jones as Moss' ex-wife
• Matt Boomer as New husband of Moss' ex-wife
• Octavia Spencer as Captain Book
• Jennifer Coolidge as Carol Sue
• Benjamin Stockham as Henry

Production

On May 28, 2009 DreamWorks Animation first time announced plans for "Super Secret Ghost Project." Later in the mid-June 2009, it was reported that DreamWorks is developing the project as Boo U., Tony Leondis has been set to direct and Jon Vitti to pen the screenplay for the film, set to be released in the end of 2012. The story would follow a ghost who is bad at his job and must return to ghost school. Seth Rogen was reported in August 2010 to have joined the film as a voice of the lead character. On September 9, 2012, film distributor 20th Century Fox set November 6, 2015 for the film's release date (which was moved a few months later up to September 25), this time as an original project by Leondis, titled B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, and written by Tom Wheeler. Later, in 2013, the film was rescheduled for release on June 5, 2015.

Revival by Paramount Pictures and Paramount Animation

On March 8, 2024, it was announced that Paramount Animation Madrid had picked up B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations earlier in the year, and would be releasing it on Paramount Pictures in 2024. Paramount was announced as the project's animation partner. The voice cast was also retained, with the addition of announced at this point. were officially announced as replacements for as the new directors of the film; and were heavily involved in the film prior to DreamWorks Animation, acting as directors, according to a DreamWorks staffer. were reported as producers on the feature.