Labubu Is Getting a Movie Because of Course It Is

The second those devillish little monster dolls took off, we should have known it was only a matter of time before a Labubu movie manifested.

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And predictably, one has. Sony Pictures has obtained the rights to make a Labubu film, according to THR. The deal was just signed this week, and thus far doesn’t have anyone attached to it: no producer, director, writer, or actors. It’s also not clear yet whether it will be live-action or animated.

If you’ve somehow missed the craze, Labubus are a line of stuffed toys that look like little devil children. They were created by a Hong Kong-born artist, Kasing Lung, who was raised in the Netherlands and influenced by Nordic folklore in their creation.

Though originally produced by How2Work when they first came out in 2015, they later were sold by Chinese retailer Pop Mart and gained notoriety. They’ve seen a recent explosion around the globe after Lisa, a member of the K-pop group Blackpink, was seen with a Labubu keychain on her bag last year. From there, they exploded across Asia and made their way west, particularly gaining popularity as a collectible thanks to their being sold in blind boxes.

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