The screenplay for the movie adaptation will be written by Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo (Hotel Transylvania 4). Additionally, a synopsis for the film that they’ll be writing has also been released, and you can read it below.
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ToeJam & Earl Follows Sonic and Mario as the Latest Video Game Movie
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Video game adaptations have been seeing a boom in popularity after the success of films like Detective Pikachu and the Sonic the Hedgehog movies. There are many upcoming projects based on popular games as well, such as The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which marks Nintendo’s return to the big screen after the original Mario film bombed in 1993. New shows are also in development based on titles like The Last of Us and Twisted Metal. Other classic Sega games such as Streets of Rage will also be made into a movie.
The original ToeJam & Earl video game was released on the Sega Genesis console in 1991, following a pair of rapping aliens after they’ve crash-landed on Earth. The game, praised for its humor and other qualities, brought about various sequels in the years to come. ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotrown was released on the Genesis in 1993 followed by the release of ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth on the original Xbox in 2002. More recently, the franchise was revived with the game ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove, which was developed by HumaNature and created without the involvement of Sony. That game, available on PC, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, was released in 2019.
The ToeJam & Earl movie does not yet have a release date.
