Labubu, the viral plush toys that have captured the hearts (and wallets) of Gen Zs around the globe, could be headed to the big screen after Sony Pictures acquired the screen rights to the furry collectibles.

For the uninitiated, Labubu is a mega-popular blind box collectible from Chinese retailer Pop Mart. Over the past few years, interest in these toothy goblin figures has skyrocketed, as collectors desperately try to secure the rarest types.

Though no producer or filmmaker is yet attached to the future Labubu movie, it is another example of studios going full throttle on bringing beloved toys to the big screen after Barbie received eight Academy Award nominations in 2024.

This isn’t a new phenomenon. For example, we’ve had the acclaimed Lego Movie (2014) and the far less a

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