Emily the Strange is getting the feature treatment from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.
The studio announced Wednesday that it is collaborating with producer Bad Robot to adapt the illustrated character that was created 30 years ago by artist Rob Reger and the Cosmic Debris team. The multimillion-dollar universe of Emily the Strange and her four cats includes books, comics, games and a popular apparel line.
Screenwriter Pamela Ribon, known for Nimona and the Oscar-nominated short My Year of Dicks, has been tapped to write the animated movie’s script. Reger and Trevor Duke-Moretz serve as executive producers on the project focusing on the character who is known for her black, white and red aesthetic and amusing observations.
“Both the creative and executive teams we have in place for the movie are incredible,” Reger said in a statement. “Everyone shows up with a keen perspective along with an understanding and respect for the unique connection Emily the Strange has with our ‘real world.’ Emily celebrates all that is weird and different, which in turn makes the strange and unusual in all of us, feel a little less alone. Bringing to life Emily’s universe and many mythologies we have created over the years is truly one of Emily’s best nightmares come true.”
In her own statement, Ribon called animation “the perfect medium for [Emily’s] wild and wonderful inventions and adventures.” She also noted, “I’ve always been drawn to Emily’s risk-taking, genre-bending attitude and style. I mean, brains and bangs? There’s nobody cooler. This one’s going to be so much fun.”
Added Warner Bros. Pictures Animation president Bill Damaschke, “Emily is an enduring pop-culture icon of individuality and empowerment, and Pamela Ribon has a singular and iconic voice. What an honor it is for us as Warner Bros. Pictures Animation to partner with Bad Robot, Rob [Reger] and Trevor [Duke-Moretz] in bringing Emily the Strange to the big screen.”
Warner Bros. Animation‘s official Instagram account shared an animated scene to accompany the news, which can be seen above.
Pamela Ribon is represented by CAA, Atlas Literary, and Goodman Genow. Reger and Cosmic Debris are represented by Verve and attorney Roger Armstrong, while Striker handles Emily the Strange licensing. Duke-Moretz is repped by Knol Hanly.
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