Paul Rudd and Jack Black have teamed up for a reboot of the 1997 blockbuster Anaconda, with the film set to slither into theatres on Christmas 2025. The duo shared the news in a hilarious promo clip released on Friday.

Directed by Tom Gormican, known for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, the new Anaconda is being produced by Brad Fuller and Andrew Form through their Fully Formed banner. The film is written by Gormican and Kevin Etten. The plot details remain under wraps.

The short video offers a glimpse into the comedic chemistry between Rudd and Black. “We’re making a movie!” Black enthusiastically declares at the start of the 53-second video. “It’s gonna be a big fucking snake and it’s gonna rip!”

“You wanna get scared? You wanna laugh? You wanna celebrate with your friends?” Rudd further teased the audience. “Or maybe you’re alone and sad and have nobody, but just wanna forget about that? It’s coming out on Christmas in 2025.”

The pair continued the gag-filled promo. “Dude, have you seen this snake? It’s in that room, right there,” Black says, pulling Rudd off-screen. “They’re about to feed it a donkey — come on!”

Directed by Luis Llosa, the original Anaconda was a box office hit, featuring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, and Ice Cube as a National Geographic crew trapped on a dangerous expedition by a mad hunter (Jon Voight) seeking the world’s largest and most deadly snake. The film earned USD 136 million worldwide.

Then 1997 film was followed by a theatrical stand-alone sequel — Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) — and three television sequels: Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008), Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009) and Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015).