Jun 1, 2009 by Brian Gallagher

Where's Waldo? Gets Discovered at Universal

Fans of the longtime children's book series have found Waldo in a different locale: Universal Studios. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has optioned the rights to the beloved books series, Where's Waldo? for a feature film adaptation.

It was said that the film would be a live-action endeavor and the project was originally set up at Paramount and Nickelodeon, with John Schultz directing. The project was picked up out of turnaround by Universal.

That original project revolved around a 30-year-old Waldo who started to travel through time after accidentally turning on a time machine. It wasn't clear if that plotline will be kept or not. No production schedule was released for the film.


Sources: The Hollywood Reporter

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Comments (16)

  1. sakai23

    Um...should I even ask how they wanna do this...?

    3 years agoby @sakai23Flag

  2. ZanyZap

    This is a late response, but I believe Aaron Sorkin had an idea for a FACEBOOK Movie a while back.

    3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  3. Illuminati

    I can't be bothered discussing who would be good for this cause that's a rehortical question. the answer is noone. The project is DOA(dead on arrival).
    Oh, This has BRENDAN FRASER written all over it! I can literally see him stopping the pitch meeting and at the point of time travel saying "stop, you had me at WALDO"!

    this is something that would have world nicely as a CGI ANIMATION. But live action? i hope this bombs like Nagasaki! And the lead actor dumb enough to sign up for this mucus should also be sent back to the stone age.

    3 years agoby @illuminatiFlag

  4. ...YeahButTheBookWasBetter

    This will be a deep emotional movie about a mans journey to "finding himself"...and why is he 30? he looks like a college kid in the books, is this the squel to one of his books? wasnt there a cartoon? and will the whole movie be shot in a wide ariel view where its hard to see where he is on screen at all times? This has brought up alot more questions then I thought it would.

    3 years agoby @theboywhocriedsequelFlag

  5. ALor2

    why the f*ck would they think about doing something like this. this is f*cking stupid.

    3 years agoby @champ2Flag

  6. J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director

    LMAO well this is hilarious....

    i think the board game he is referring to is either.
    Monopoly, Battleships or Clue...

    What's the website one though?
    I'm curious

    3 years agoby @chronicFlag

  7. slysnide

    good point. which website & board game are you referring to?

    3 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  8. ZanyZap

    Where's Originality?

    Right now, this sounds ridiculous. Resorting to an internet website, a video game, a board game, and now a f*cking picture book for film adaptation is just pathetic.

    Keep Waldo and his striped shirt where it belongs: hidden in the pages of an eight-year-old's book.

    3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  9. slysnide

    Steve Carrell seems like too much of a vocal/physical comedian for this. The Waldo books, despite being books, still made me always think that Waldo, having that brisk expression on his face in every "world" would be the type of guy that would garner laughs for his sheer obliviousness to the situations around him. idk, Steve could probly pull it off, but I'm picturing Rowan Atkinson more so for his roles as Mr. Bean in the old B&W show, and the recent Mr. Bean films, despite them not being all that good.

    3 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  10. TheEdge76

    Justin Long...could be..... Who would you cast?

    3 years agoby @cwalkenisthemanFlag

  11. TheEdge76

    John Francis Daley maybe......

    3 years agoby @cwalkenisthemanFlag

  12. soylent green Lantern

    They're really at the bottom of the well ain't they?

    3 years agoby @soylentgreenmonkeyFlag

  13. TheEdge76

    Maybe Dane Cook..........

    3 years agoby @cwalkenisthemanFlag

  14. TheEdge76

    This has Steve Carell written all over it.

    3 years agoby @cwalkenisthemanFlag

  15. DarkTower19

    I found him! He's over here in the bottom of the DVD bargain bin!

    3 years agoby @darktower19Flag

  16. Oli

    I wonder who they'd cast as Waldo lol.

    3 years agoby @reviloleeFlag

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