Timothée Chalamet has his first animated feature in Not Alone, and Universal Pictures has set the release for April 16, 2027. The teaser trailer puts him opposite Selena Gomez, a pairing that gives the film an early sell: two high-profile voices, one date, and a project that is still more than a year away from release.
Chalamet as Joe
Chalamet voices Joe, a solitary rocket mechanic, while Gomez voices Fran, an astro-botanist trying to build the first plant-fueled rocket. That setup gives Not Alone a built-in contrast between isolation and connection, which is exactly the kind of clean premise that animated films use to travel well across international markets. Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez Land Not Alone Movie Release Date
The teaser also introduces three tiny and opinionated aliens who begin living in Joe’s home while hiding from an intergalactic officer of the law. Timothée Chalamet teased Not Alone in an Instagram post earlier this month, then the project was announced at the Annecy International Film Festival earlier this month. For a film scheduled so far out, that two-step rollout is a practical way to keep the title moving without burning through its marketing too early.
Voice cast around Gomez
Brett Goldstein, Rob Brydon, Jamie Demetriou, Diane Morgan, Allison Janney and Lamorne Morris are also in the voice cast, which gives the film depth beyond its two leads. Eric Guillon, Claire Dodgson and Jonathan Del Val directed the feature, with Chris Meledandri producing and Joy Poirel, Richard Curtis and David Distenfeld executive producing.
Selena Gomez gets the sharper lines in the teaser: “Did I just make you blush?” and “I didn’t take you for a blusher.” Chalamet answers, “Because I’m not.” That exchange matters because it tells you the film is playing the romance straight enough to carry the premise, while still leaning on the comic awkwardness built into Joe’s isolation and Fran’s single-minded rocket project.
April 16, 2027
April 16, 2027 gives Universal Pictures a long runway for awareness, and that matters for a voice-driven animated title that has to sell character chemistry before the first ticket goes on sale. Chalamet is also scheduled to appear later this year in Dune: Part Three, so Not Alone adds another visible release to his slate while marking a new lane for him in animation.
For now, the smart read is simple: the trailer does the job of introducing Joe, Fran and the film’s central conflict without overloading the pitch. If the studio keeps the rollout steady, Not Alone already has the one thing most animated releases need before they can become a business story — a premise that is easy to explain in one sentence and a cast people will recognize immediately.
