India, Nov. 15 -- Sony Pictures has started developing a full Labubu movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The studio has not given any hints about what the film might look like. Sony wants to bring the wildly popular plush doll to theatres. Whether the film lands as live-action or goes animated is still on the table.

The Labubu character did not start as a Hollywood play. Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung created the little fanged creature back in 2015, and Pop Mart - the China-based retail giant - has handled every release since.

This year, the collectables blew up. People lined up outside stores, and online auctions went wild.

People magazine states that Labubu's whole charm comes from its tribe of tiny misfits - Mokoko, Pato,...