Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple Switch Bodies in Netflix and Skydance’s New Animated Comedy Swapped

Netflix and Skydance Animation are cooking up an animated body-swap comedy called 'Swapped' with Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple. Yes, another body-swap movie, but this time it is a woodland critter and a majestic bird switching places. I am not mad at that.

What is 'Swapped'?

The setup is clean: in a place known as The Valley, a small woodland creature (voiced by Michael B. Jordan, from 'Black Panther', 'Sinners', 'Creed') and a majestic bird (voiced by Juno Temple, from 'Ted Lasso', 'Roofman', 'Year One') are natural enemies. A freak twist flips their bodies, forcing them to team up and survive the wildest adventure of their lives while literally walking in each other’s feathers and fur.

• Director: Nathan Greno ('Tangled')
• Screenplay: John Whittington, Christian Magalhaes, Robert Snow
• Story by: John Whittington, Adam Karp, Christian Magalhaes, Robert Snow, Nathan Greno
• Voices: Michael B. Jordan as the small woodland creature; Juno Temple as the majestic bird
• Studios: Netflix and Skydance Animation

'Swapped is an unpredictable, emotional ride - full of humor, spectacle, and heart. We drew from live-action nature documentaries, exploring the complexity of a wild ecosystem to capture something that feels vibrant and deeply human. Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple brought such warmth and authenticity to the film. Every moment between them feels alive - funny one second, deeply moving the next. Their chemistry lifts the story and gives Swapped its wings.'

Translation: expect some Planet Earth energy threaded through a buddy comedy about mortal enemies learning to work together, with the kind of voice-actor chemistry that sells the whole thing. No release date yet, but the package is strong and the premise has a sharper hook than your average body-swap riff.

Meanwhile on Netflix Animation

Netflix also just dropped 'In Your Dreams' from director Alex Woo. It follows Stevie and her little brother Elliot as they dive into the absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman for the perfect family. Naturally, it backfires, and they have to claw their way out of a living nightmare to save their family from an unknown fate.

Like 'Spellbound' (another Netflix-and-Skydance animated release), it tackles separation and divorce. But it is more than emotional first aid: it is a big, funny, anything-goes quest packed with childhood-fear callbacks and wild imagination. It plays like one of the year’s better animated films.

I will update when Netflix puts a date on 'Swapped' or rolls out a trailer.