The Horror Video Game POPPY PLAYTIME Is Getting a Film Adaptation From Legendary
Legendary Entertainment is set to produce a live-action film adaptation of the horror video game Poppy Playtime, which features a toy turning into a monster.
The project is said to be in the vein of Willy Wonka, Toy Story, and Gremlins, and the story follows “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.”
In the game, players have to decipher clues, solve puzzles and use gadgets to unravel the mystery and get out alive.
Legendary will develop and produce the project along with Mob Entertainment and Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford, who recently completed production on the Faces of Death horror film.
I’ll be honest, until today, I’ve never even heard of Poppy Playtime, but it sounds like it could make a decent flick. Legendary is obviously looking to ride the coattails of Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s.
Poppy Playtime was released on Steam in 2021. It became a huge it amassing over 12 million players across PC and mobile, and over time it was being played on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
The game also became a big merchandising phenomenon, with Huggy Wuggy plushies and other playthings
Source: THR