DreamWorks to Develop Feature Film for Troll Dolls

GLENDALE: The popular Good Luck Troll toy line from Dam Things in Denmark is headed to the big screen in a new feature film from DreamWorks Animation. 

The brother-sister writing team of Adam Wilson and Melanie Wilson LaBracio will write the screenplay and Dannie Festa of Festa Entertainment, who brought the package to DreamWorks Animation, will executive produce the feature film. The Troll doll phenomenon first hit in the 1960s and experienced a resurgence in the ’90s. DreamWorks plans to bring the popular characters, which have colorful hair, to a new generation of fans with the creation of the feature films. 

"My father would have been very happy to know that his Troll has found its dream partner in DreamWorks Animation," said Niels Dam, who now owns the family business. Calle Ostergaard, the CEO of Dam Things, added, "We have been planning to bring the Good Luck Troll toy line back into homes around the world and we are excited to see how the talented storytellers and artists at DreamWorks Animation will bring them to life."

"We are thrilled at the great creative possibilities we have in bringing the Trolls to family audiences around the world across a number of channels, including on the big screen," commented DreamWorks Animation’s head of development, Alex Schwartz. "We look forward to working alongside Dam Things to build on the mythology of the Good Luck Trolls while delivering the sense of adventure, heart and comedy that DreamWorks Animation is known for."