The War with Grandpa

The War with Grandpa is an upcoming American family comedy film directed by Tim Hill and starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and Oakes Fegley. It was based on the novel of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith. it is the first film to be produced and distributed by Sunking Pictures (the sucessor to Annapurna Pictures).

Premise
Forced to give up his room to his grandfather (De Niro), a scheming boy (Fegley) devises a series of outrageous pranks in an attempt to make him move out.

Cast

 * Robert De Niro as Ed, Sally's father, Peter and Mia's grandfather, Arthur's father-in-law and one of Danny and Jerry’s two friends.
 * Oakes Fegley as Peter, Ed's grandson, Arthur and Sally’s son, and Mia's brother.
 * Christopher Walken as Jerry, one of Danny and Ed's two friends and Diane’s husband.
 * Uma Thurman as Sally, Ed's daughter, Arthur's wife, and Mia and Peter’s mother.
 * Jane Seymour as Diane, Jerry's wife.
 * Rob Riggle as Arthur, Ed's son-in-law, Sally's husband, and Mia and Peter's father.
 * Laura Marano as Mia, Ed's granddaughter, Arthur and Sally's daughter, and Peter's sister.
 * Cheech Marin as Danny, one of Jerry and Ed's two friends.
 * Faizon Love
 * Colin Ford as Russell
 * Drew Scheid as the 8th Grade Monster

Production
Principal photography on the film began on May 2, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia, where it shot for six weeks.

Release
The War with Grandpa was scheduled to be released on February 23, 2018, by The Weinstein Company's Dimension Films; however, just a month prior it pulled from the schedule. It was initially scheduled to be released on April 21, 2018, which was later pushed back to October 20, 2018, due to principal photography location changes. In March 2018, it was announced The Weinstein Company would no longer distribute the film, which was reclaimed by its producers.