Following the news that Sony Pictures has greenlit a movie about emoji, it has now emerged that an animated film is in the works featuring Pez dispensers. Created in Austria in 1927 as breath mints loaded into dispensers resembling cigarette lighters, Pez came to the U.S.in the 1950s and added the now-familiar fruit flavors and toy character heads. There’s Star Wars, Batman, Marvel, Looney Tunes – you name it, chances are Pez has used its likeness.
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Deadline reports Cameron Fay, who’s now writing The Three Stooges 2 and Brothers In Law, is penning the script for PEZ.
“Pez candy is beloved by children and adults alike”.
Hopefully whatever happens will be as fun as “The Lego Movie” and not just a gimmick they try to stretch for 90 minutes to 2 hours.
Screenwriter Cameron Fay has signed on to write the movie.
Following announcements that properties as far reaching and unusual as Monopoly, Hello Kitty and emojis will be receiving big-screen adaptations, PEZ dispensers has been decided as the latest product to have untapped movie potential.
There’ll be some time yet until we find out more details about this movie.
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PEZ dispensers first hit stores 88 years ago and are now available worldwide in over 80 countries. If thats the case, weve got some bad news, because Hollywood has officially run out of ideas and greenlit a movie about PEZ.
