‘Emily the Strange’ animated feature in the works from Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
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Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Bad Robot are getting Strange… and teaming up for a full-length animated feature to bring the wonderfully weird Emily the Strange to the big screen.
With her striking black, white and red aesthetic and witty observations about society, Emily and her four black cats represent a raw, punk rock, independent spirit that has resonated with millions of fans around the world for more than three decades. The mischievous and sharp-witted Emily subscribes to the D.I.Y. philosophy of “think for yourself, do it yourself, be yourself,” and encourages her many followers to be all they can’t be, get lost in imagination, and stay strange.
Bad Robot is producing with Emily’s creator Rob Reger, who is set to executive produce alongside Trevor Duke-Moretz. Pamela Ribon (Nimona, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Moana), nominated for an Academy Award for her animated short film My Year of Dicks, is writing the screenplay.
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Both the creative and executive teams we have in place for the movie are incredible. 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.
-Rob Reger
I’m so excited to be part of the team giving Emily her first feature film! Animation is the perfect medium for her wild and wonderful inventions and adventures, and from the partnership between Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, she’ll truly get to soar. 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.
-Pamela Ribon
After years of dreaming, we are thrilled to have Emily’s world finally come to life with Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Pamela Ribon.
-Trevor Duke-Moretz
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.
-Bill Damaschke (President, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
At Bad Robot, we are looking to push the boundaries of what’s possible in animation. Emily, a character who refuses to be defined by others, is the perfect opportunity to do just that. We’re thrilled to add her world to our feature animation slate. The team assembled has so much passion for Emily the Strange, what she’s represented so far, and what she will mean to future generations.
-John Agbaje (SVP of Animation, Bad Robot)