Another toy to movie conversion is in the works, but this time it’s for a toy Mattel hasn’t yet released or even officially announced. With Hasbro having numerous projects in the works, including Transformers 2, Cluedo and Monopoly, Mattel is also becoming more agressive in pushing its brand as potential movies, with things such as a new Master Of The Universe movie already in the works.
Now it’s been announced they’ve teamed with Universal to produce a film based on a toy, although no one’s entirely sure what toy it is, other than both it and the movie will feature a new take on monster lore. The project is pitched as a musical, with the songwriting team behind Harispray, Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman, working on the tunes. A live action monster musical is certainly an unusual proposition, and it’ll be interesting to see what the makers turn up with.