With a release date scheduled for March 22nd 2013, The Croods is a film being created by DreamWorks Animation staring actor Nicolas Cage as Grug and Ryan Reynolds as Gy. US toy giant Mattel has struck a deal with DreamWorks that seems them make a range of The Croods toys, as well as for several other planned movies.
Mattel are well known for capturing the feel of the characters and scenes when they create the products and The Croods toys will be no different. Kids can expect to see The Croods action figures with working parts, playsets and games as well as puzzles and possibly even construction sets.
Based in prehistoric times, Grug has to leave his cave home behind when an earthquake strikes the area, and the film traces his adventures as he sets off with his wife Ugga and daughter Eep in search of a new life. With state of the art computer animation and kid’s fascination with anything prehistoric, film fans can be sure that The Croods will be an innovative and exciting film.
Character toys continue to go from strength-to-strength as more TV series, films and comic books attract spin-off toys.