Hollywood already doesn’t have enough profitable IP to adapt, and Paramount is one of the big companies currently struggling to keep up. Shortly after Transformers One hit theaters, we got word that Dwarfs might be getting a live-action version next… or something.
Deadline dropped the news, saying Paramount and Nickelodeon have been developing a live-action Little People movie, but with a major twist: the babies will be computer-generated. Oh no.
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The original animated series, which premiered in 1991 and has since spawned several films, focuses on a group of young children, most notably Tommy, Chucky, Phil, and Lil, and their daily lives, including Countless adventures. It is determined by the imagination of the protagonists. Other children also play important roles, and the parents get their fair share of screen time, often trying to protect their children from getting lost or hurting themselves. It’s the kind of story that could easily be translated into a live-action film without too much trouble (babies going on wild adventures used to be an entire sub-genre in the ’90s). Instead, it looks like we’ll be screaming in horror.
The report confirms that the theatrical cut will be a live-action/CG hybrid, which usually means digital characters mixed in with everything else that’s real. Variety later added that the CGI baby is indeed the case, which will at least spark a lot of laughs and memes on the internet once the first trailer drops. I just can’t see that being done, as things like Garfield and The Smurfs hybrid movies have pushed their limits. Pokémon look good in the Detective Pikachu movie, but you know, they’re fantastic creatures.
Regardless, Jason Moore (“Pitch Perfect,” “Sisters”) is directing, with “Saturday Night Live” actor Mickey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel penning the script, which has reportedly been Basically ready. Karen Rosenfelt serves as showrunner along with Minions co-creators Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó. It’s likely that we’ll be receiving casting news soon, as the project seems to have been in development under our radar for quite some time.
