The Skibidi Toilet series could get TV and film versions with director Michael Bay leading the efforts as he talks with Adam Goodman about how exactly to go about it.
Bay is reportedly planning to collaborate with the creator of the YouTube series, Alexey Gerasimov, for a new cinematic universe. The latter is a Georgian filmmaker who currently has 76 episodes of the Skibidi Toilet series on his DaFuq!?Boom! YouTube channel.
Skibidi Toilet Series
His channel alone has 43 million subscribers and has, in total, more than 17 billion view count, putting it on par with someone like Mr. Beast.
The news of the potential collaboration came when Goodman, the former president of Paramount Pictures, said that Bay and his longtime collaborator, Jeffrey Beecroft were talking about it.
They are supposedly trying to adapt the Skibidi Toilet videos into what they call a "hybrid animated-live action" film and television series. Goodman noted that Bay is working with the creator to "professionalize the kind of back engine of this," according to Vulture.
He also said that he sees an "opportunity for this to grow and to really see the storytelling grow." Goodman added that he can personally concur this based on even just a few minutes that he tried to make it through the series on YouTube.
The fact that Bay and Goodman are interested in bringing the Skibidi Toilet series to TV and film is an interesting thought. It would also be surprising to see Establishment Hollywood try to launch a new cinematic universe with Generation Alpha in mind.
A Potential TV and Film Cinematic Universe
Goodman's willingness to take the YouTube series on a run is a testament to the audience size that the property has amassed on YouTube and Roblox. Analysis also showed that the audience growth for all things Skibidi has been staggering, said Variety.
The creator of the series uploaded an 11-second video to his YouTube channel on Feb. 7, 2023, called "skibidi toilet." The video featured a head emerging from a toilet while singing, which marked the beginning of a cultural phenomenon.
The videos gradually started to get longer and have now become one-to-five-minute mini-epics that depict the infinitely escalating war between the Toilets and the Cyborgs.
With the YouTube series possibly getting a TV adaptation, it means that its characters, many from Half-Life 2, could also get some screen time.
Half-Life 2's presence in the modern day is heavily felt through Skibidi Toilet as the latter incorporates assets from the game as well as other titles, such as Team Fortress 2, according to PCGamesN.
