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Poppy Playtime, a horror video game featuring the toy-turned-monster is getting a film adaptation.
Legendary will develop and produce along with Mob Entertainment and Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford, who recently finished filming the horror movie Faces of Death for the company.
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.
Mob, founded by brothers Zach and Seth Belanger in 2015, produced and released the first chapter of the game on the indie game platform Steam in 2021.
It became a surprise hit, amassing over 12 million players across PC and mobile, and by the time the third chapter was made, it was being played on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
The game also became an international merchandising phenomenon, with Huggy Wuggy plushies and other playthings spreading the world over.
Poppy is the third project teaming Legendary with Murphy, one of the producers of the long-running Transformers franchise, and Monford.
What is the Poppy Playtime age rating?
The age rating for Poppy Playtime is 8+, so while it’s a horror game, it’s somewhat suitable for kids. We say somewhat purely because each child is different.
Some may love it when Huggy Wuggy chases them, while others may keep you up with nightmares for the next few weeks and want to burn their cuddly toys – it could go either way, quite honestly.