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Parents of young children will know that there’s no shortage of Thomas reboots, but this is going to take it to another level as a hybrid animation and live action movie. Holiday films are big business, but it’s not going to have the same nostalgic pull of the rest of their projects.
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Ok, this one isn’t based on their IP, but Mattel is also working on a Christmas movie for their new lineup. Warner Brothers and Mattel are teaming up on the picture, and Abram’s has said that it will be "emotional and grounded and gritty." Christmas Balloon Abrams is reported to be working on a film based on the famous car toys.
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The He-Man and She-Ra series looks set to take the Marvel Cinematic Universe head on, with Mattel and Netflix putting together the new live-action film. Here we go, this one ticks all the boxes. It looks like it’s finally happening, with the writer of Cocaine Bear, Jimmy Warden, working on a horror-comedy script. Magic 8 BallĪnother ‘character’ that doesn’t seem super obvious for a film script, but Mattel has apparently been interested in a Magic 8 Ball movie for over 20 years. We’d be skeptical, but Tom Hanks is playing the leading role so we aren’t going to write it off. Ok, have you heard of this one? Apparently Major Mason is an astronaut action figure that was big in the 1960s. Star of Black Panther and Get Out, Daniel Kaluuya, is set to produce the movie and has said that it will be ‘surrealistic.’ Major Matt Mason This one makes a bit more sense, but it may not be what we’re all expecting. Lil’ Yachty is reportedly in line for a starring role. Probably not the most obvious movie IP, but there is supposedly already a script for the film which will be a heist movie based around the Atlanta rap scene. To be written and directed by ‘Girls’ star Lena Dunham and starring Lily Collins, it’s another doll movie which will take many viewers back to their childhoods. According to a New Yorker report, the company has 45 films already in development based on their huge catalog of toy brands.Īnd honestly, they’re not messing around, and a large number of these films have already been announced with some major names attached. Mattel plans more toy movies off back of Barbie hypeĮven though Barbie hasn’t even been released yet, the hype alone has meant that Mattel is already making plans for a ‘Mattel Universe’ style assault on the entertainment landscape.
