PEEPS aren’t something that are too common here in the windy British Isles, but for anyone who’s spent time around an American during the Easter period, they’ll know exactly how essential these treats are to the holiday. PEEPS are marshmallow treats covered in sugar and usually take the form of a yellow chick, but have taken on many different colours and shapes over the years. Well now the confectionery is turning its sights to the big screen in a film adaptation.
It would be easy to shrug this off as another case of Hollywood being bankrupt of ideas, but let’s remain positive and remember the success that was THE LEGO MOVIE. Besides, the actual plot sounds very good and quite inventive for a film based on a snack. The film will be held on the eve of a diorama contest (something else Brits may not be well versed in). The hero, a Peep, has to journey its way through a number of different dioramas in order to get back to its own scene. Sounds a bit like WRECK-IT RALPH in terms of travelling through different settings, which can’t be too bad.
Adam Rifkin will be scripting and since he gave us the excellent SMALL SOLDIERS and the highly entertaining MOUSEHUNT, there’s another reason to be excited. Although he was also responsible for UNDERDOG and ZOOM, so PEEPS could go either way.
Source: Deadline
