The popular video game Poppy Playtime is the next videogame to get a film adaptation, according to THR. Legendary Entertainment will develop the movie adaptation.

“Beating out several competitive offers, Legendary has closed an aggressive deal with Mob Entertainment to develop and produce a live-action feature adaptation of Poppy Playtime, a horror video game featuring the toy-turned-monster,” the website reports.

Featuring shades of Willy Wonka, Toy Story and Gremlins, the first person video game sees the player acting as a former employee of a faded toy brand who, thanks to a cryptic letter, is drawn back to an abandoned facility only to quickly discover it has become home to a host of toys, including Huggy Wuggy, Mommy Long Legs, and CatNap, that have taken on a life of their own. Players have to decipher clues, solve puzzles and use gadgets to unravel the mystery and get out alive.”

Legendary will develop and produce the upcoming Poppy Playtime horror movie along with Mob Entertainment and Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford.

Poppy Playtime first launched in 2021, and boasts over 40 million players on PC, mobile, PlayStation®, Nintendo Switch® and Roblox®. In the game, “You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility… and don’t get caught.” The game features three chapters, with the most recent chapter releasing in January of 2024.

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