Have they basically given up?
WTF, seriously. First this morning it’s announced — sweet baby Jesus, wow — that Universal Pictures greenlit a live-action musical film for an “untitled Mattel toy property.” The toy property was described as “a fresh twist to monster lore” with the film adaptation set to reunite a musical production partnership from “Hairspray.” Good god.
Now a “Where’s Waldo” movie has been approved, again by Universal. But no, it’s for kids as the Mattel project likely (hopefully?) is, so it’s somewhat forgivable (kids need films too; plus the little buggers are just an amazing suck on their parent’s wallets that studios love).
This one will be however, not animated and is set to be a “live-action family film.” We’re getting awesome/awful flashbacks to Mike Myers in “The Cat In The Hat.” The plot to this one is going to be about… finding? hiding? spotting? Hey, “Hide & Go Seek! The Movie” has anyone pitched that yet cause we could come up with an awesome script.
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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