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For several years now, toy manufacturers have been trying to expand their licenses by starting the film adaptations. This is not the success of Greta Gerwig Barbie and the LEGO franchise, which will put this ambition brakes.

Mattel toy will become a live action series

In this context, Mattel has recently announced a post in Instagram that he has a team with M. Nate Shyamalan (sixth sense, division, glass) and Brad Falchuk (Glee, American Horror Story), adapted from Magic 8 Ballies.

According to the official description, this live action series created by Shiamalan and Falchuk is aimed at. ”Repeated Magic 8 ball as a highly conceptual, character -centered supernatural drama that combines psychological intensity and cultural intrigue“M. Night Shyamalan will be a director, and Brad Falchuk wrote scripts.

Sold in one million units every year, Magic Number 8 Ball is a toy that has been around for about 75 years. It has become a pillar of pop culture, the subject of mysterious and random questions with a simple gesture.

He was often distinguished in the movie theater and television, especially friends, where Ross uses the object to know whether he should stay with Emily.

According to official release, its playful charm and enigmatic mystery is a particularly fertile basis for the prize of the story. There is no doubt that with the touch of Shiamalan, this series should offer a good dose of surprising fate.

Keep in mind that this is not the first time the project started around the Magic 8 ball.

Already in 2019, Blumhouse has announced a film written by Jeff Uadlow, Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach. Adaptation that therefore never seen a daylight. Let’s hope that this ambitious series does not have the same fate …