Jennifer Lopez-Backed ‘Bob The Builder’ Animated Film Sparks Bidding War - News Reelz
From Gaius Bolling
It looks like Jennifer Lopez has a hot property on her hands. Per reports, there is a big bidding war taking place for Mattel’s animated take of Bob the Builder with heavy interest from Netflix, Amazon MGM Studios, and DreamWorks Animation, among others. Jennifer Lopez‘s Nuyorican Productions is producing with ShadowMachine (which was behind Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio) and In the Heights star Anthony Ramos.
Reports say that offers have been made and that no one is merely circling for this animated feature which speaks greatly to the Latino and Hispanic community. All involved in the bidding war genuinely want a piece of it and it was actually Ramos' idea to deliver a Bob the Builder set in Puerto Rico, a tale that is about the resilience of the Latino culture.
Per the synopsis, "Roberto aka Bob (Ramos) travels to Puerto Rico for a major construction job, takes on issues affecting the island and digs deeper into what it means to build. Bob’s journey celebrates the vibrant and colorful textures of the Caribbean Latin nations and their people."
The original Bob The Builder series centered on Bob the building contractor and his friends. The worldwide syndicated show ran successfully for 12 seasons (1999-2011) and is especially known for Bob’s cheerful catchphrase: “Can we fix it? Yes, we can!”
(Source: Deadline)
