Overview
- Pop Mart and Sony Pictures announced the Labubu movie in Paris on March 19, confirming development but giving no release date or production timeline.
- Paul King will direct and produce the feature and is set to co-write the screenplay with Tony winner Steven Levenson.
- Creator Kasing Lung appeared at the Paris presentation and will serve as an executive producer alongside producers Michael Schaefer and Wenxin She.
- The film is planned as a blend of live action with computer-generated animation to bring Labubu’s world to the screen.
- Labubu, created by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung in 2015, rose via blind-box sales and influencer buzz, with Pop Mart now running 600+ stores and reporting over 100 million figures sold last year.