Game developer Mob Entertainment is partnering with Legendary Entertainment to create a movie based on its toy factory horror hit, Poppy Playtime.Legendary is developing the video game-to-movie adaptation with producers Don Murphy and Susan Montford from Angry Films.
Details on its plot and cast have yet to be revealed. No release date has been confirmed.Poppy Playtime centers around Playtime Co., a once-great toy manufacturer that fell from grace after everyone inside its factory disappeared.
Players take control of a former employee who finds themselves sucked back to the factory long after the disappearances, and it doesn’t take long for them to discover that the toys seem to be more playful this time around.Poppy Playtime released its free-to-play first chapter in 2021, with two more chapters adding to the story in 2022 and 2024.
Mob says that its horror-puzzle gameplay, lore, and twists have managed to draw in more than 40 million players across PC, mobile, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation devices as well as on Roblox.
It’s become so popular that some characters, like Huggy Wuggy and the Smiling Critters, have popped up across retailers in the form of collectible figures, plush toys, and costumes.“When we first started this journey, we followed our passion and created a series of games and brands with the purpose of inspiring and entertaining.