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July 3, 2009

"Fringe" co-producer/writer Brad Caleb Kane will be writing a movie based on the View-Master toy, which first came on the market in 1939.

He announced on his Twitter account that after he's done penning the sci-fi action-adventure Uprising for director Wolfgang Petersen and Columbia Pictures, he will take on the project for DreamWorks Pictures.

Kane says Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ("Fringe," Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek) are behind the film and that it will be "like the old 80's Amblin movies: Goonies, Young Sherlock... In that vein."

The viewers have changed quite a bit over the years, but for a history of the toy, you can go here. Fisher-Price's official site for the View-Master is here.

COMMENTS (86)

Posted by:

ShadowMan

July 3, 2009

I'm still waiting for Tetris: The Movie

"This summer, the wall WILL fall..."

Posted by:

Pslightly Psycho

July 3, 2009

Is this serious? What the **** is next? SLINKY: THE MOVIE. Hollywood writers have lost any ounce of imagination, originality and creativity. Douche bags.

Posted by:

Cal

July 3, 2009

I imagine that the view master will not be the plot, but more of a McGuffin. I could be wrong though, maybe they'll get sucked into a new world through the VM.

The idea of making like Goonies or Young Sherlock do at least make me interested to see what will be made.

Posted by:

Masked_Awesome

July 3, 2009

Wow I don't know whether to applaud this just for being such a far-out idea, or to just be disgusted with what a stupid idea this is you know? Jeez.

Posted by:

John

July 3, 2009

Didn't you know? Most of the writers in Hollywood were given this magic potion, now they are all 5 years old. It doesn't take much to be a screenwriter in Hollywood, anyone can do it now. No college education required, just preschool and elementary.

Posted by:

Brill

July 3, 2009

Don't forget, all of these movies will have sequels.

Snakes and Ladders 2: Revenge of the Chutes

Play-doh 2: The Rise of Silly Putty

Posted by:

drake

July 3, 2009

This summer

Don't Whiz on the Electric Fence The Movie

(and if you get the reference, you're definitely my kind of cat)

Posted by:

Brill

July 3, 2009

Lite-Brite 2: The Fellowship of the Bulb

Posted by:

Zoinks! Graphics

July 3, 2009

Hey WCB, for the hula hoop movie, check out "The Hudsucker Proxy". Cohen Brothers at their best!

Posted by:

goodlord

July 3, 2009

nobody thinks Risk can be a movie? Oh, and don't forget there's a Candyland movie & a Ouigi movie coming out soon! They can't do Hot Wheels because they've already gotten D-2-DVD movies