Skibidi Toilet’s surprising journey to the big screen
It looks like Skibidi Toilet, the internet sensation gone viral, is headed for the big screen. There are rumors that a well-known director is thinking about turning it into a film or TV series.
Nobody could have predicted that the brief, ridiculous animations that were posted to YouTube would turn into the internet sensation known as Skibidi Toilet. Therefore, a prominent director is now interested in adapting these videos for the big screen after they gained extraordinary notoriety.
As reported here, Adam Goodman, the former president of Paramount Pictures, disclosed to Variety that he and director Michael Bay are considering making the Skibidi Toilet adaptation a reality, as explained in the most recent episode of the Strictly Business podcast. Goodman acknowledged that, while it is not their main priority right now, talks are still going on for both film and television versions.
The Skibidi Toilet viral craze began in February of last year when Alexey Gerasimov, also known as DaFuq!?Boom!, posted an 11-second video to YouTube. The short video, which shows a head singing as it emerges from a toilet, unintentionally went viral. Since then, Boom’s channel has collected over 70 videos, ranging in length from one to five minutes, that show a futuristic world in which cyborgs—basically, CCTV cameras with bodies—wage battle against toilets with human heads.
With the ultimate objective of wiping out humanity and turning more people into Skibidi Toilets, these conflicts take place in an ever-expanding industrial landscape. Boom, an animator who is now 26 years old, has over 43 million followers and 17 billion views. Boom is ready to take Skibidi Toilet beyond YouTube. Bay and Goodman are well known for their ability to turn unorthodox ideas into successful business endeavors. Their creative team is directly collaborating with Boom to make sure that every choice is in line with his vision, and they are fully invested in the adaptation process.
Goodman highlighted Boom and Bay’s positive and effective working relationship, pointing out that Boom’s outstanding work has astounded Bay. He thinks Boom is going to launch a huge new creation that will be comparable to the Marvel Universe or Transformers. Goodman said they are looking into the idea of a hybrid adaptation, but he did not mention any specific studios at this time. This method might combine live-action and animated components like that of District 9 and John Wick.
Although Skibidi Toilet first became popular on YouTube, its notoriety grew even more as a result of calculated partnerships with well-known video games. The Skibidi Toilet series increased its popularity and brought in tens of millions of dollars in income each year by incorporating skins and characters with a toilet theme into Roblox and Minecraft.
These collaborations demonstrated viral content’s enormous commercial potential and adaptability to a variety of entertainment platforms. According to Goodman, the next big intellectual property wave will originate from viral phenomena and the internet rather than from rebooting or reviving existing franchises.
This change is a reflection of the increasing focus on appealing to younger audiences, who set the trends on social media. And Skibidi is a perfect example of this new success trend fueled by the internet. Skibidi Toilet has the potential to become the next big Hollywood property, according to Goodman and Bay, if it continues on its current growth trajectory. They think it might, like other blockbuster series, fascinate people around the world and have a big impact on the entertainment industry.
