Hasbro Studios will deliver a “My Little Pony” animated movie to theaters in 2017. Joe Ballarini (“Ice Age: Continental Drift”) is writing the script for this one, which will help Hasbro expand the brand which already includes toys, video games, comic books, straight-to-DVD movies, and much more. Of course, “My Little Pony” has seen another rise in pop culture thanks to bronies—aka adult dudes and teens—who have fallen in love with the series “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.” It’ll be interesting to see what mix of elements Hasbro lands on to court the young girls they want to buy their toys and the older niche audience that is driving the buzz around the property.
Good golly. Hasbro is becoming quite infamous in my opinion. They’ve given us the Transformers series, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and (shudder) Battleship. I can’t *wait* to see what they bring us in what is sure to be a fine My Little Pony film…