Emily the Strange is receiving an animated feature treatment from Warner Bros., the studio announced. Emily the Strange is an illustrated fictional character featured in several comic books, graphic novels and in various merchandise and clothing lines, and was created thirty years ago by artist Rob Reger and his company Cosmic Debris.
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation will be collaborating with producer Bad Robot to bring the character to the big screen, courtesy of screenwriter Pamela Ribon. Ribon is known for her work on Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Nimona and the Oscar-nominated short film My Year of Dicks. Reger and Trevor Duke-Moretz serve as executive producers on the project.
“Both the creative and executive teams we have in place for the movie are incredible,” Reger said in a statement. “Everyone shows up with a keen perspective along with an understanding and respect for the unique connection Emily the Strange has with our ‘real world.’ Emily celebrates all that is weird and different, which in turn makes the strange and unusual in all of us, feel a little less alone. Bringing to life Emily’s universe and many mythologies we have created over the years is truly one of Emily’s best nightmares come true.”
In her own statement, Ribon called animation “the perfect medium for [Emily’s] wild and wonderful inventions and adventures.” She also mused that “I’ve always been drawn to Emily’s risk-taking, genre-bending attitude and style. I mean, brains and bangs? There’s nobody cooler. This one’s going to be so much fun.”
Added Warner Bros. Pictures Animation president Bill Damaschke, “Emily is an enduring pop-culture icon of individuality and empowerment, and Pamela Ribon has a singular and iconic voice. What an honor it is for us as Warner Bros. Pictures Animation to partner with Bad Robot, Rob [Reger] and Trevor [Duke-Moretz] in bringing Emily the Strange to the big screen.”
Warner Bros. Animation‘s official Instagram account shared an animated scene to accompany the news, which can be seen below:
