<Li> Emily Holmes as Linda Walters, Tommy's mom and Lance's ex-wife . </Li> <Li> Jakob Davies as Lyle, a drummer who becomes Tommy's friend . </Li> <P> In the early 2010s, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment planned a Woody Woodpecker feature film . John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (King of the Hill) were in talks to develop a story, but in July 2013, Illumination canceled the project . In October 2013, Bill Kopp announced that Universal Pictures had hired him to direct an animated feature film with three interwoven stories . On July 13, 2016, Cartoon Brew reported that Universal 1440 Entertainment was filming a live - action / CG hybrid film based on Woody Woodpecker in Canada . Filming began in June 2016, and ended later in July of that year . </P> <P> In December 2016, a teaser trailer for the film was leaked by Universal Pictures Brasil with the Brazilian Portuguese dub . A trailer for the original English version premiered in the US on December 13, 2017 . </P>

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