Hotel Transylvania is a 2012 American animated monster comedy film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky from a screenplay by Peter Baynham and Robert Smigel, and a story by Todd Durham, Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman, based on an original concept created by Durham. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the first installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise. The film stars the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade and CeeLo Green.