Magic Light Pictures is taking its popular preschool animated series Pip and Posy to the big screen for the very first time.
A new one-hour show entitled Pip and Posy’s Cinema Show will be shown on 244 screens at all major cinema chains this autumn. Empire, Odeon, Picturehouse, Showcase, The Light and Vue will start screening Pip and Posy’s animated antics from 21 October, initially for a two-week period.
The show will consist of seven episodes, as well as games and a singalong.
“We are very excited to be bringing Pip and Posy’s playful adventures to big screens for fans across the country,” commented Hannah Jones, distribution executive at Magic Light Pictures. “We look forward to welcoming children to come and play with Pip and Posy in this fabulous immersive experience which will make a wonderful family outing.”
Magic Light Pictures holds the global distribution and merchandising rights to Pip and Posy (excluding publishing) and has launched a full consumer products programme to complement the property.
Products already rolling out include tie-in publishing from Nosy Crow, as well as puzzles from Ravensburger, dress up with Amscan, audio figurines with Tonies, plus home accessories. The Pip and Posy characters are also appearing in Milkshake! Live and will be touring nationwide throughout 2022 and 2023.