MAGIC 8 BALL In The Works At Blumhouse; KICK-ASS 2's Jeff Wadlow To Direct Feature Based On Mattel Toy

MAGIC 8 BALL In The Works At Blumhouse; KICK-ASS 2's Jeff Wadlow To Direct Feature Based On Mattel Toy

Just when you thought toy-to-film adaptations were out of style, Universal and Blumhouse are teaming up with Jeff Wadlow to bring to life Mattel's Magic 8 Ball.

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By Dragonsfoe - Jun 03, 2019 08:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Deadline
After the moderate box office success of Blumhouse's Truth or Dare, Jeff Wadlow is once again taking the studio's lead with a horror film surrounding a Magic 8 Ball. The toy, which was conceived in the 1950's, is hoping to scare 21st century audiences when the film hits theaters in the coming years.

Mattel announced the exciting news, which included the involvement of the director, also unveiled the film's writers. In addition to Wadlow, the script is currently being written by frequent collaborators Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach. 

Having had successes with existing horror games before (Ouija), this comes as no surprise for the independent Blumhouse Studios. 

What do you think about Magic 8 Ball?
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Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 6/3/2019, 8:28 PM
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 6/3/2019, 8:49 PM
Out of all the Matell toys, magic 8 ball gets a movie.



Instead of going with a movie that would not only do great at the box-office in Dino-Riders and sell lots of toys and merchandise this is the toy that gets a film. The question to ask now is will it be a hit or sunk like Battleship?




Someday someone will make a live action Dino-Riders film and I'm surprised it still hasn't happened, because with how successful Jurassic World has been you'd think someone would want their own dinosaur movie series, too.
DrDafoe
DrDafoe - 6/3/2019, 9:03 PM
Let me guess, there’s a demon inside a magic 8 ball and some high school kids set it free and it starts PG-13 killing them. Or something to that effect.
Smallvillefan21
Smallvillefan21 - 6/3/2019, 11:03 PM
When tickets are on sale, Im gonna buy out an entire theater just so that I can have sex with mu wife during the movie and she can play with MY Magic 8-Ball and I can pop her corn!

Just sayin :)
TheMarxican
TheMarxican - 6/4/2019, 5:48 AM
Next Blumhouse will make a movie about Operation featuring a psychotic surgeon 🙄
DiegoMD
DiegoMD - 6/4/2019, 11:34 AM
@TheMarxican - wouldn't be that bad of an idea tbh
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