‘Emily The Strange’ Animated Movie Might Be Coming From Amazon Studios
For over past eight years there’s been talk now and then of anEmily the Strangemovie. The comic book adaptation seemed most plausible whenChloë Grace Moretz(Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising)signed upto play the titular character (created byRob Reger). The Moretz-led origin story was going to explain “how she came to gain her abilities that fuse technology and imagination,” but we heard very little about that adaptation in the past few years. We now do know, however, Amazon Studios is interested in anEmily the Strangeanimated film.
Below, learn more about theEmily the Strangemovie.
The project was initially set up at Universal, but the studio allowed the rights to lapse, so they reverted to Dark Horse, and the company continued to shop around the title. Why the change to animation? It’s to “keep the authenticity and edge of the property,” according toThe Hollywood Reporter. If you’ve ever picked up anEmily the Strangecomic and looked at some of the wild and imaginative panels, you know that’s a good enough reason. Dark Horse Entertainment and Amazon Studios are still negotiating, but if a deal is struck, Reger and Dark Horse’sMike RichardsonandKeith Goldbergwill produce the feature.
Emily the Strange is an inventive goth 13-year-old girl who hangs out with her four cats — Sabbath (the troublemaker), Nee-Chee (the schemer), Miles (the creative), and the leader of the group, Mystery — and wears the same black dress every day. Her adventures range from defeating boredom to accidentally making another version of herself. Emily the Strange was created by Santa Cruz skateboarder Rob Reger in the early 1990s to help promote his clothing line, Cosmic Debris Etc. Inc.
Years after the character’s creation, Dark Horse Comics, Chronicle Comics, and HarperCollins published plenty ofEmily the Strangestories. Dark Horse turned her into a comic book character in 2005, and four years later, HarperCollins published young adult novels centered around the character. Reger andJessica Grunerco-wrote quite a few of Emily the Strange’s adventures together, which are illustrated byBuzz Parker. There have been all sorts of successful Emily-branded apparel, accessories, and even flagship stores in Hong Kong, Taipei, and Greece as well.
Mirror MirrorandDallas Buyers Clubco-writer,Melisa Wallack,wrote a draftof the live-actionEmily the Strangefilm, but Dark Horse Entertainment and (potentially) Amazon Studios are starting from scratch and are on the search for a new writer for the animated picture.
