“My Little Pony”, an animated film aimed at the family audience, is going to Netflix.
Paramount Pictures was originally set to distribute the film, which was scheduled to open in theaters on September 24, 2021. Hasbro’s entertainment studio, Entertainment One, produced the film and sold it to Netflix. He will maintain distribution rights in China.
Although the exact release date is unclear, “My Little Pony” is expected to hit Netflix later this year.
In the wake of the closing of cinemas, Hollywood studios continued to postpone their next films or to send them to streaming services. Paramount sold several titles to streamers in the midst of the pandemic, including Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in “Coming 2 America”, Aaron Sorkin’s court drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Without Remorse” starring Michael B Jordan. Elsewhere, Disney transferred “Mulan,” Soul “and” Raya and the Last Dragon “to Disney Plus, and Warner Bros. arranged for the studio’s 2021 debut to be simultaneously on HBO Max.
Meanwhile, Netflix has focused on increasing content for younger viewers in an effort to compete with the abundance of offers for children and families on Disney Plus. The streamer recently acquired “SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run” internationally, as well as Lord and Miller’s animated film “The Mitchells vs. The Machines ”and“ Wish Dragon ”.
Netflix’s original animation features include “Klaus”, “The Willoughbys” and “Over the Moon” by Glen Keane. He also has several projects focused on youth in progress, such as “Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Adventure” by Richard Linklater and “Pinocchio” by Guillermo del Toro.
Hasbro’s My Little Pony, an equestrian-themed toy line that is popular with girls, has been the subject of several straight-to-TV movies or television series. In 2017, Lionsgate released a fantasy feature film called “My Little Pony: The Movie” in theaters. Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber and Uzo Aduba lent their voices to the cartoon, which generated more than $ 60 million globally with a budget of $ 6.5 million.
Robb Cullen and Jose Ucha directed the next edition with Mark Fattibene. Cecil Kramer and Peter Lewis served as producers.