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MGM Acquires Film Rights To Where’s Waldo? Franchise, Eyes Live-Action Pic

Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
edited November 2011 in General Movies & TV Posts: 13,355
MGM’s President of Motion Picture Group Jonathan Glickman today announced that the studio has secured feature film rights to bring Classic Media’s Where’s Waldo?® to the big screen in a live-action family adventure.

Created by Martin Handford and first published in 1987, Where’s Waldo? is one of the most recognizable characters in the world and a pop-culture icon. A publishing phenomenon with more than 55 million books sold worldwide from New York to Sydney to London to Tokyo, Where’s Waldo books are available in more than thirty-eight countries and have been translated into more than thirty languages. Where’s Waldo has also been spotted in gaming, selling more than 4.6+ million Apps for iPhone and iPad.

“We are thrilled to be bringing the search for Waldo to the big screen. Along with our partners at Classic Media, we look forward to making a worldwide adventure that will appeal to Where’s Waldo? fans of all ages,” Glickman said.

“Waldo is the most searched-for character in the world,” said Eric Ellenbogen, co-CEO, Classic Media. “With thanks to MGM, fans everywhere will find Waldo in movie theaters with his motion picture debut.”

MGM’s Cassidy Lange, Vice President, Production, will oversee the project for the studio with Ellenbogen and Handford’s business partner Mike Gornall serving as Executive Producers.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/mgm-acquires-film-rights-to-wheres-waldo-franchise-eyes-live-action-film/

Comments

  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
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    ಠ_ಠ
  • CASINOROYALECASINOROYALE Somewhere hot
    Posts: 1,003
    WTF.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,585
    And how exactly would they go about filming this?
  • CASINOROYALECASINOROYALE Somewhere hot
    Posts: 1,003
    lol some friends of mine from film school, made a Where's Waldo horror movie/comedy...Funniest thing iv seen in my life
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
    Posts: 1,812
    ummm.... why and how? They keep making movies out of things that shouldn't be made into a movie. Examples: Battleship and Stretch Armstrong.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,355
    As long as MGM don't go bankrupt, we're OK.
  • CrockettCrockett
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    The whole movie should be set in different locations with many people onscreen and maybe Waldo is in one of the locations or....not. That'd be a good twist.
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