You played with them in your back yard as a kid. Now they’re coming to a theater near you.
The next toy line to make the jump to the big screen is Tonka Trucks.
Sony Pictures Animation, Hasbro and Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions will produce the silver-screen take, which is being written by Fred Wolf.
This isn’t the first Hasbro line to get a movie deal at Sony. The studio is also working on movie versions of Risk and Candy Land.
“In its 65 years, Tonka has become more than a toy or a brand; Tonka trucks are a rite of passage for kids all around the world,” Sony Pictures Digital Productions president Bob Osher said. “Time spent with these toys creates memories that last a lifetime as kids are inspired to play using the boundaries of their imagination. We look forward to creating a family-friendly motion picture that brings the Tonka experience to life.”
The studio described as the take by Wolf, Happy Madison and Hasbro as “inventive” while stressing the “multi-generational” appeal of not only the toys but of the intended movie.
I’m waiting for “Lawn Darts: The Movie.”
Shoot it in 3D. Halfway through the film an actor runs through the theater screaming with one stuck in his eye.
“I used to be an adventurer, like you, and then I took a lawn dart in the knee”