{"id":327799,"date":"2025-12-03T10:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/327799\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:27:10","slug":"mr-men-little-miss-film-in-works-from-paddingtons-studiocanal-heyday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/327799\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Men Little Miss Film in Works From Paddington’s StudioCanal, Heyday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tStudiocanal<\/a> and Heyday Films<\/a>, who last teamed on the hugely successful \u201cPaddington\u201d franchise, are partnering up again on another prestige British family IP with blockbuster potential, \u201cMr. Men Little Miss.\u201d The two companies are developing a feature film which will bring the iconic characters created by British writer and illustrator Roger Hargreaves to the big screen for the first time. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe banners have enlisted Mister Men Limited, a Sanrio Group company, onto the film project with the ambition to appeal to both children and adults around the world, just as the books have done for the last five decades.<\/p>\n

\n\tOriginally published in 1971 as the \u201cMr. Men\u201d series before being joined by the accompanying \u201cLittle Miss\u201d series in 1981, the books have sold more than 250 million copies, turning its beloved characters \u2014\u00a0each defined by a single personality trait \u2014 into multigenerational icons. There\u2019s Little Miss Helpful, who desperately wants to help but creates chaos; the ever optimistic Mr. Happy; Little Miss Sunshine, who always makes things better; Mr. Tickle, who has very long arms and likes to make others giggle; Mrs. Grumpy, who is perpetually irritated; and the mischievous Little Miss Naughty. \u201cMr. Men Little Miss\u201d is the number one selling children\u2019s book series in France and one of the best selling pre-school brands in the U.K.<\/p>\n

\n\tSince being acquired by Sanrio in 2011, the world of \u201cMr. Men Little Miss\u201d has been extended into a wider range of entertainment platforms beyond its publishing core, in fashion, health and beauty and toys, among others. Sanrio, whose brand portfolio also includes \u201cHello Kitty,\u201d has expanded the colorful cast of \u201cMr. Men Little Miss.\u201d The latter now spans over 90 characters, including special editions inspired by cultural figures, and enjoys fanbases in markets such as the U.K. and France, Australia and Asia. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe movie will build on a \u201cMr. Men Little Miss\u201d animated series that\u2019s now streaming on YouTube and a second animated series currently in production for television. <\/p>\n

\n\tLike \u201cPaddington,\u201d the \u201cMr Men and Little Miss\u201d movie will look to blend the humor, personality and warmth that made the original characters iconic, while bringing in new audiences.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing thought to think that the Mr Men and Little Miss are going to feature in their own film, it\u2019s very exciting news,\u201d said Adam Hargreaves, son of the late Roger Hargreaves, who began writing new \u201cMr Men\u201d and \u201cLittle Miss\u201d after his father\u2019s death in 1988. \u201cMy father would have been thrilled and I can\u2019t say how proud I am of his creation that it merits an appearance on the big screen. It\u2019s a big step up for Mr Small.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHeyday Films\u2019 David Heyman, whose credits also include the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d franchise and \u201cBarbie,\u201d said, \u201cThe globally beloved books of Mr Men and Little Miss offer an irresistible opportunity for a bold and imaginative feature film adaptation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m delighted to be partnering with Studiocanal and Sanrio on what promises to be a captivating new creative adventure in the evergreen world of Mr Men and Little Miss.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnna Marsh<\/a>, Studiocanal\u2019s CEO, Canal+\u2019s COO and deputy CEO, said: \u201cWe are so thrilled and honored to be working with our close friends and partners at Heyday and Sanrio in bringing Roger Hargreaves\u2019 wonderful and iconic characters to the big screen for the very first time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAn incredible privilege, and an undeniable opportunity for joy, mischief, and adventure \u2014 that we know will inspire and delight theatrical audiences, young and old, around the world today,\u201d Marsh added.<\/p>\n

\n\tTomokuni Tsuji, president and CEO of Sanrio Co., Ltd., said, \u201cWe are thrilled to share \u2018Mr. Men Little Miss\u2014one of Sanrio\u2019s strongest IPs with British iconic roots\u2014with audiences worldwide through this film.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith more than 90 characters, \u2018Mr. Men Little Miss\u2019 stories will serve as ambassadors of joy, creating smiles and widening the circle of happiness,\u201d said Sanrio Co. chef, who also praised Studiocanal and Heyday Films \u201cwhose award\u2011winning creativity we deeply admire.\u201d He said the project \u201cadvances our long\u2011term vision to build an IP platform delivering next\u2011generation joy as a global entertainment company.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tStudiocanal and Heyday Films have a stellar track record in the premium family entertainment space. Studiocanal has produced three Emmy Award-winning series of \u201cThe Adventures of Paddington,\u201d while \u201cPaddington\u201d has also enjoyed three successful big-screen outings, all produced and developed with Heyday Films. The latest chapter, \u201cPaddington in Peru\u201d came out in 2024, with the series now the biggest independent family franchise of all time. \u201cPaddington The Musical\u201d is also currently previewing at The Savoy Theatre in London\u2019s West End to rave reviews produced by special arrangement with Studiocanal. Marsh also revealed in an interview with Variety l<\/a>ast month that Studiocanal was developing a \u201cPaddington\u201d animated feature, alongside the fourth opus in the film franchise.<\/p>\n

\n\tRon Halpern, EVP of global production, and Joe Naftalin, SVP of global Production and head of UK film production will oversee the \u201cMr. Men Little Miss\u201d feature for Studiocanal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Studiocanal and Heyday Films, who last teamed on the hugely successful \u201cPaddington\u201d franchise, are partnering up again on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327800,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[166665,88,166666,206,166667],"class_list":{"0":"post-327799","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-anna-marsh","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-heyday-films","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-studiocanal"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}