8 Completely Ridiculous Movie Concepts Currently In Development

Yep. That's right.

We've already discussed some pretty thin ideas on this list, but at least the likes of Tetris and Fruit Ninja have gameplay to fall back on, and Grumpy Cat has the origin story of the feline, and Hot Wheels has the racing element, which could make for a few creative action sequences.

The Emoji Movie has nothing going for it at a conceptual level. Hell, it's not even a standalone concept - it's a part of instant-messaging - it's a concept within a concept. The film will be set "within the digital world of a smartphone", so at least it's sticking firmly to its source material (unlike Magic 8 Ball), but come on... we're at the point where pretty much anything can be turned into a feature-film, and it's bad news for us audiences.

Because, eventually, we'll be swamped with these dumb ideas that're a far cry from the kind of intelligent, thoughtful blockbusters the industry desperately needs. What's to stop a producer snapping up the rights to a 'keyboard' movie? Or a 'games console' movie? That kind of future isn't a million miles away, and it's completely ridiculous that we can even consider it a possibility.

Development Status: Funnily enough - despite being the most ridiculous idea Hollywood's churned out in years - this will be the first one (from this group of eight) that we see in cinemas. Currently slated for an August 2017 release, The Emoji Movie is in production at Sony Pictures Animation, the same guys behind Hotel Transylvania and Open Season.

Can any of these concepts work on the big-screen? Do you have a shred of hope for any one of them? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!