6 Childhood Toys That Will (Probably) Be Movies Someday
Forget books, fairy tales, or plays. Hollywood's adaptation inspiration seems to be coming straight from the toy chest.
"existing examples of toys being made into movies (for better or for worse), and we can only imagine that even more are being produced as you're reading this.
We already predicted days of the year that will (probably) be movies on day, but what about the beloved games and dolls from our childhoods? Here are six movie ideas based on some of the most memorable toys of our youth.
We'll be waiting for your call, Hollywood.
1. Easy Bake Oven
Picture this: A novice home chef played by Catherine Zeta-Jones plays the evil network exec / failed chef who gets wind of the oven's sorcery and attempts to steal its power, along with all of its recipes. Ina Garten voices one of the spoons.
Tagline: Bake it easy ... this Christmas.
2. Kid Sister / My Buddy
Tagline: Stop kidding yourself.
3. PerfectionThe pitch for this high-stakes thriller would be "Christopher Nolan will be asked to direct, but he will most likely decline.
Tagline: He's putting the pieces together ... for peace.
4. Wooly Willy
Magnetic facial-hair wand toy Eva Longoria, because movies.
Tagline: It's one hairy situation.
5. Baby Alive / Baby All GoneIn this twisted horror flick, a couple, who has been trying to conceive, buys a Baby All Gone for their neighbor's kid but realize the doll has transformed into a real, live baby, so they decide to keep it without telling anyone. The campy throwback, directed by The Duffer Brothers, will be filled with spot-on '90s goodness and all the horror movie references you can count. Something sinister is going on with those cherries, so watch out, kiddos. Cue the creepy nursery songs. That's one freaky infant.
Tagline: It won't stop until they're ... all gone.
6. Polly Pocket
Tagline: Love's a game. Just keep playing!

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