Surprise! Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Producers Are Making a Live-Action Toys 'R' Us Movie

Surprise! Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Producers Are Making a Live-Action Toys 'R' Us Movie

Here's a sentence I never thought I'd write: there's a live-action Toys "R" Us movie in the works.According to Variety, Story Kitchen — the team behind pretty much every video game movie adaptation you've seen recently, including the Sonic the Hedgehog movies — hopes to "capture that childhood wonder in a modern, fast-paced adventure that taps into the Toys 'R' Us brand’s relevance across its more than 70 years in the toy industry."“Toys 'R' Us …

What the Hell, Sure: Toys 'R' Us Is Getting a Movie

Possibly the most shocking part of this news is that it isn't a horror movie.

Toys “R” Us Movie in the Works – A Childhood Icon Heads to the Big Screen

Get ready for a blast of nostalgia: Toys “R” Us is making a cinematic comeback. A live-action film centered on the beloved toy store brand is officially in development, thanks to a partnership between Toys “R” Us Studios and Story Kitchen, the production team best known for the Sonic the Hedgehog movies. But this isn’t just a marketing gimmick—it’s being shaped into a full-blown adventure story designed to enchant a new generation of fans while …

action Toys"R"Us film in the works wants to recreate one of the ‘most magical places on Earth’

For kids of the ’80s and ’90s, there was no greater place to be a kid than Toys”R”Us. We all likely have fond memories of grabbing some action figures, getting a doll house, or fawning over the video game section and begging our parents to get us a Super Nintendo. It’s still kind of shocking that the company folded just a few years ago, but its memory will live on for generations thanks to a new live-action film in production. Coming from Story …

There Will Be a a Toys 'R' Us Movie

Toys 'R' Us rose to glory during the Baby Boom, spreading joy across the United States. As an 80s kid, I regarded it an almost supernaturally happy place. Many other Gen X kids did, too.Alas, the company did not survive online retailing. It went bankrupt 2017, although the brand survives in some stores, tugging at lingering nostalgia.It is that nostalgia that the film studio Story Kitchen, which has thrived with video game to film adaptations, w…

A Toys ‘R’ Us Movie Is Happening

Because nothing says “cinematic masterpiece” like the store where you begged your parents for a Super Soaker in 1996. In a move that somehow isn’t a horror movie twist (though imagine the possibilities), Toys ‘R’ Us is officially getting the big screen treatment. Yep, the once-iconic toy store chain is being turned into a movie — because apparently, we are fully committed to adapting everything from our childhoods now. Next up: Blockbuster the M…