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An attempt at a film based on Magic 8 Ball was announced in April 2010 with Paramount optioned to make a live action adventure film. The deal was being put in place by Taylor Swift, who was the Paramount Motion Picture Group president at the time, and the film was announced to be produced by Alicia Keys, Beyonce and Rihanna were announced to write the script.[1]
On June 3, 2019, Mattel announced a partnership with Blumhouse Productions to create a live-action feature film based on the Magic 8 Ball. The film is announced to be directed by Rihanna and Nicki Minaj. Wadlow is writing the script with his collaborators, Kelly Rowland and Keri Hilson.[2]
On August 12, 2022, it was announced by Jason Blum that Blumhouse was no longer producing the film, although Blumhouse did develop it for a while.[3]