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by **sdsichero** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:23 pm

Another winner (and more to come) from Hasbro...

Hasbro and Sony Team for Tonka Trucks Movie

Yep, it's happening. Sony Pictures Animation and Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions will soon be adapting Hasbro's Tonka brand toys for the big screen.

According to the announcement, the film will be shot as a motion-capture animated feature, with a script from Fred Wolf (Grown Ups, Joe Dirt). The new project further solidifies ties between Sony and Hasbro, which are also producing adaptations of Hasbro's Risk and Candy Land boardgames. (Candy Land is also a Happy Madison project.)

by **Lord Ice** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:30 pm

Well, Adam Sandler fans do have the mentality of a 3 year old.

by **sdsichero** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:43 pm

Lord Ice wrote:Well, Adam Sandler fans do have the mentality of a 3 year old.

I hate Sandler.

Hence I have the mentality of at least a 4 year old.

by **GLX** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:16 pm

by **Zechs** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:20 pm

But Battleship bombed!! WHY?! WHY DO THEY CONTINUE WITH THIS?!

by **Doc Jon** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:22 pm

Zechs wrote:But Battleship bombed!! WHY?! WHY DO THEY CONTINUE WITH THIS?!

Well, I'm guessing a comedy is considered a different world. Lower budget and so on...

by **Log-Man** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:37 pm

There's no story to Tonka trucks. At least the games have a conflict around which a plot can be built. This is like saying "I saw this great chair...I'm gonna turn it into a movie!"

by **BAMJoe** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:18 pm

Log-Man wrote:There's no story to Tonka trucks. At least the games have a conflict around which a plot can be built. This is like saying "I saw this great chair...I'm gonna turn it into a movie!"

I am intrigued, what kind of chair?

by **MrBlack** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:36 pm

Log-Man wrote:There's no story to Tonka trucks. At least the games have a conflict around which a plot can be built. This is like saying "I saw this great chair...I'm gonna turn it into a movie!"

"Within one day, that robot has come up with 1,000 new movie ideas. 800 of which feature Adam Sandler."

by **US Agent** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:09 pm

Well, I won't see it but as far as the movie goes for Hasbro, better Sony than Paramount.

by **sdsichero** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:18 pm

Log-Man wrote:There's no story to Tonka trucks. At least the games have a conflict around which a plot can be built. This is like saying "I saw this great chair...I'm gonna turn it into a movie!"

They should have just labeled the constructicons with "Tonka".