He pointed to a fire exit. Tom, not looking, swung a giant cardboard sword from a One Piece display — and accidentally sliced through the movie screen.

Tom and Jerry, covered in slime and popcorn, sit on top of the ruined screen, sharing a stolen soda. Tom lifts the straw to drink. Jerry sips first. Tom shrugs — and they both wave to the cheering crowd.

Instead of car chases and explosions, the giant screen started projecting from security cameras around the con. The audience booed — until they saw Tom chasing Jerry through the exhibition hall.

No cats or mice were harmed. But MovieCon will never be the same.

Tom the cat, wearing a poorly drawn fake mustache, and Jerry the mouse, hiding inside a popcorn bucket, were there for one reason:

At the annual Animation MovieCon, Tom and Jerry’s endless chase accidentally sabotages the premiere of a big-budget action film — but the audience loves them more than the movie. The Los Angeles Convention Center was packed. It was the final day of MovieCon Animation , and fans dressed as their favorite cartoon characters swarmed the halls. The biggest event of the day: the world premiere of Explosive Pursuit 5 , a live-action blockbuster.

Jerry darted through the crowd, weaving between a Bugs Bunny cosplayer and a Pikachu. Tom lunged — and crashed into the main circuit board of the cinema’s projector system. Sparks flew.

The lights dimmed. The movie began to play — but the footage kept glitching.