Is there room for two kinds of beloved plastic playthings on the big screen?

Is there room for two kinds of beloved plastic playthings on the big screen? Playmobil certainly hopes so. The longstanding German toy line is the being turned into an $80 million animated movie, following in Lego’s footsteps. The film will be introduced at the Toronto film festival this week, with rumors that a U.S. studio will be bringing it to theaters in 2017—likely the same weekend a Lego sequel hits box offices. (The Guardian)