'Poppy Playtime' Movie In Works At Legendary

In a highly competitive situation, Legendary has closed a deal with Mob Entertainment to develop and produce a live-action film based on its hit horror video game franchise Poppy Playtime, Deadline can confirm. Legendary will develop and produce along with Don Murphy & Susan Montford’s Angry Films, and Mob Entertainment.

In the Poppy Playtime games, players take on the role of a former employee of the once-illustrious toy brand, Playtime Co. Upon receiving a cryptic letter, the protagonist is drawn back to the sprawling, desolate facility only to quickly discover it’s become home to a host of toys that have taken on a life of their own. Far from the friendly playthings of childhood memories, these toys harbor sinister intentions.

Since the launch of Chapter One in 2021, the franchise has become incredibly popular across gaming, social media and merchandising around the world. Boasting 12 million players across PC and mobile, the game has also expanded to consoles and Roblox. The newest installment, Chapter 3: Deep Sleep, was unveiled in January of this year.

Poppy Playtime will mark Legendary’s third project with producers Murphy and Montford on the heels of a remake of 1978 cult horror Faces of Death, which has already shot, and a Buck Rogers movie still in development. Other past credits for Team Angry Filmworks include Natural Born Killers, Real Steel, Shoot ‘Em Up, and all eight Transformers films, to name just a few.

News of the Poppy Playtime movie was first reported by THR and TheWrap.