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In March 2009, HIT Entertainment, prior to being acquired by Mattel in 2012, launched its HIT Movies division in Los Angeles with Julia Pistor as division head, to create films based on the company's franchises. [6] The division's first planned film adaptation was a live-action Thomas & Friends film, scheduled for late 2010. [7]
In 2021, Mattel Films announced a development of 13 films in production based on Mattel toys and games, such as Hot Wheels, Magic 8 Ball, Masters of the Universe, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Polly Pocket, View-Master, American Girl and Uno, as well as an original intellectual property in Christmas Balloon. [7]
The film was planned to be a stop-motion animated film based on Charles Addams's original drawings. Tim Burton was set to co-write and co-produce the film, with a possibility to direct. [35] By July 2013, the film was cancelled; had been made, this would have been Illumination's first stop-motion animated film. [36]
The long-awaited live-action “Masters of the Universe” movie is one step closer to becoming a reality, with Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films dating the project for worldwide theatrical ...
Now that we're all officially living in a Barbie world, following Greta Gerwig's box office-topping adaptation, starring Margot Robbie as the titular doll, Mattel is officially in the moviemaking ...
Bob the Builder is finally getting his chance to shine. Months after coming off the blockbuster success of Barbie, Mattel is gearing up for more toys-turned-movies. The toy company announced plans ...
Thomas & Friends (formerly known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's media franchise created by Britt Allcroft and currently owned by Mattel.The franchise revolves around an ensemble cast of anthropomorphic steam locomotives and other vehicles, including the main protagonist Thomas the Tank Engine, who work on the Island of Sodor.
Toy maker Mattel is shopping the project to other studios. The decision to scrap the film reportedly came down to “budget concerns,” with Netflix beginning with a production budget over $200 ...