04:01 PM EST, 11/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Sony Group ( SONY ) unit Sony Pictures has acquired the screen rights to Labubu, the Chinese plush-toy line, and plans to develop it as a feature film, multiple media outlets reported Friday.

The project is in early development with no producers attached, and it is still undecided whether the movie will be live-action or animated, the reports said.

Sony Pictures did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment on the matter.

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