If you have teens in your home, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “Skibidi Toilet.” A lot.
Not lately, though.
The viral video sensation peaked a year or so ago. At the time, adults trying to be “hip” would drop it into their vernacular.
Funny stuff, but the time stamp on the topic proved seriously slim. Youth culture moves fast, and given our digital age, it’s only gotten speedier.
That didn’t stop Hollywood from embarking on a Skibidi Toilet movie project. Really. Even more embarrassing? A-list director Michael Bay quickly signed on board.
Or did he?
Bay denied the connection in a social media post last year. Now, Puck News is saying the project is still moving forward with Bay attached to direct. (Hat Tip: World of Reel)
These kinds of machinations are pure Hollywood. Rumors. Reality. Posturing. Desperation.
That’s not new. Hollywood has always thrived on those harsh truths.
What’s maddening is why any studio, large or small, would chase a property that may have already outlived its usefulness. The slang phrase “Skibidi Toilet” is now considered cringe, at least in youth culture circles.
Will Gen Alpha be itching for a “Skibidi Toilet” movie by the time it’s finally ready for its closeup? That could be as late as 2028.
If so, the project has some heavy hitters lined up already.
The Skibidi Toilet film has attracted top talent, with three-time Academy Award-winning VFX supervisor Rob Legato (Titanic, Avatar, The Jungle Book) joining the production along with Academy Award-nominated production designer Jeffrey Beecroft (12 Monkeys, Transformers).
The property itself hardly screams “feature film.” It’s about a battle between humans (whose heads pop up out of toilets) and mechanical creatures with cameras and other tech gadgets. The series eventually expanded its scope, branching off into a tech war that might make it more adaptable to the silver screen.
Either way, William Goldman is weeping uncontrollably somewhere.
Now, there’s a chance the property’s fans are still waiting to be activated, and a high-profile movie project is just the thing to make that happen. The film could be adjacent to the recent video game adaptation boom.
“Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is expected to gross roughly $180 million in the U.S. this weekend alone. The “chicken jockey” moment from “A Minecraft Movie” powered that adaptation to box office glory.
Who could have predicted that a few short years ago?
Plus, while the official Skibidi Toilet YouTube page hasn’t uploaded a new video in four months, past videos racked up massive viewerships.
It’s not impossible for “Skibidi Toilet: The Movie” to become the next Hollywood franchise.
Or, more likely, some Hollywood executives will wonder in a year or two why they pushed all their chips in on a project with a microscopic shelf life.
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