The internet has inspired some surprising films and television shows over the years. Now, however, things seem to be reaching a new level – with Michael Bay developing a Skibidi Toilet movie and TV franchise.
This announcement was shared by former Paramount Pictures president Adam Goodman who is also developing the project alongside Bay. He revealed their plans while speaking on Variety’s “Strictly Business” podcast.
Here’s what he shared via Variety:
“We are absolutely in talks right now, both on the television side and the earliest conversations right now on the film side,” Goodman said. “But it’s not a be-all, end-all for us.”
Goodman also added the following regarding the future potential of a Skibidi Toilet universe:
“He’s building something that could be the next ‘Transformers’ or could be a Marvel universe,” he shared.
The project is being spearheaded by the independent studio overseen by Bay and Goodman known as “Invisible Narratives.” The studio is also responsible for a variety of Skibidi Toilet merchandise items being released in the near future.
“I will say that Michael and Jeffrey Beecroft, who’s his longtime production designer and a colleague of his that’s worked with him on all of his movies, have been working very closely with Alexey to really professionalize the kind of back engine of this, to make sure, if we ever decide to go film or television, that this is kind of lifted beyond just the resources that creators have on the internet,” said Goodman.
He further discussed that they’re looking for a proper partner to help them on the project:
“If we find a partner in this that really believes there’s opportunity for this to grow and to really see the storytelling grow and for this to be where we hope this can be, then film and TV seems like a natural extension for us,” Goodman noted.
Interestingly, he doesn’t want the brand to be locked down by their studio. In fact, Goodman and company all hope that internet users will continue to embrace the property and release their own takes on the Skibidi Toilet world:
“That’s one of the things that is really different than anything that we’ve worked with before,” said Goodman. “Typically we issue takedowns; we’re ready to make sure that nobody is messing with something we want to control. In this case, we’ve taken a very different approach to this. We want creators to play with our IP. We want to make sure that people are doing things, obviously within reason, so long as it kind of follows a certain guideline for us.”
Hopefully we’ll have more details on these various projects in the near future. After all, given the recent popularity of Skibidi Toilet, it’ll be fascinating to see how this experiment turns out. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the new film and TV Skibidi Toilet projects from Michael Bay as we have them. This is certainly an unexpected move from Bay, but one that will no doubt have people interested from the sheer novelty of it all.