Nickelodeon's recent hit Monster High: The Movie, a musical based on Mattel's popular line of toys. Is getting a new sequel in partnership with Mattel Television.
The toy franchise - which debuted in 2010 with a popular line of dolls and accessories inspired by classic horror movie monsters and creatures like Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon - has inspired a number of related media and merchandise, including web series, games, and a YA book series. Nickelodeon's recent Monster High: The Movie was released earlier this month and directed by Todd Holland.
As reported by Deadline, the sequel will begin production in Vancouver in January and will be ready to air on Nickelodeon and Paramount Plus in time for Halloween 2023. The Monster High film follows Clawdeen Wolf (Miia Harris) as she arrives at Monster High with a dark secret. With the help of her friends Draculaura (Nayah Damasen) and Frankie Stein (Ceci Balagot), she is able to embrace her true monster heart and save the school from total destruction. The film also stars Case Walker, Kyle Selig, Marci T. House, Scotch Ellis Loring, Steve Valentine, Jy Prishkulnik, Lina Lecompte, Justin Derickson, Lilah Fitzgerald and Nasiv Sall.
Todd Holland will return to his directorial role for the Monster High sequel. “We are ecstatic to tell the monstrous next chapter of this beloved franchise to our audience," said Zack Olin and Shauna Phelan, Co-Heads of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action. "Monster High's message of embracing one’s unique self is as important as ever and we look forward to expanding the stories of these fan-favorite characters."
Monster High: The Movie was hugely successful with Nickelodeon and Paramount audiences, hitting the #1 kids' movie spot, which is a good omen for the sequel. The toy franchise has collected and developed new horror fans for over a decade, but the live-action film version will no doubt expand the characters to new audiences beyond the toy series’ age demographic to include parents and adults.
The movie musical format, which has grown in popularity after a few decades, has proven a draw among all age ranges who like their monsters with a dose of song and dance, while kid audiences get a gleeful introduction to a lighter variety of monster madness.
The Monster High animated series is slated to premiere on Friday, October 28, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
Source: Deadline