The movie "My Little Pony" will be broadcast directly on Netflix

 The animated film by My Little Pony Initially slated for September 24, 2020 in theaters, by Paramount Pictures, eOne / Boulder Media was promoted by Netflix for worldwide distribution, excluding China, which is covered by Hasbro's eOne. The broadcast date was not disclosed.

Little has been announced about the new film My Little Pony , which will once again be based on the great success Friendship is magical reboot created by Lauren Faust. The film is directed by Emmy-nominated comedy writer Robb Cullen, co-creator / director / writer of the adult cartoon Spike Gary the mouse, with Kelsey Grammer - and children's animation writer and director José Luis Ucha (Invizimals, Angus & Cheryl, Bernard), with Mark Fattibene (CG supervisor, Monsters vs aliens, Kung Fu Panda). The producers are Cecil Kramer and Peter Lewis.

While theaters remain closed and audiences stay home to help mitigate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, major theatrical releases have shifted to VOD and streaming platforms. Netflix has acquired high-profile animated feature film projects to add to its solid list of originals, acquiring international rights outside of the United States and Canada for Paramount / Nickelodeons's SpongeBob movie: Sponge on the Run in November and announcing back-to-back deals for Sony Pictures Animation titles wish dragon e The Mitchells against the machines (renamed by Connected).

Both SPA photos are expected to make Netflix's global debut this year, alongside the originals Arlo the Alligator Boy, Go back inland, Henry Selick's Wendell and Wild, Guillermo del Toro's Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio and Nora Twomey's My father's dragon.

My Little Pony Friendship is magical ran for nine seasons (228 episodes) from 2010 to 2019, generating the 2017 theatrical release My Little Pony: The Movie directed by series director Jayson Thiessen, which grossed $ 61,3 million at the worldwide box office. This fall, a new chibi-style spin-off series My little pony: pony life (eOne / Allspark / Boulder Media) premiered on Discovery Family in the United States

[Source: Variety]