DreamWorks’ animated comedy Shark Tale, featuring Will Smith alongside Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, is due to leave Peacock in the United States on 1 September. The article highlights the film’s unusual premise—a children’s animation influenced by gangster films such as The Godfather—and its place among Smith’s more unconventional career choices.

Released in 2004, Shark Tale earned $375 million worldwide from a reported $75 million budget and had an ensemble voice cast including Renée Zellweger, Jack Black and Angelina Jolie. Despite its commercial success, it received mixed-to-negative reviews, holding 35% on Rotten Tomatoes; Scorsese voiced a character years before later appearing in The Mandalorian and Grogu.