‘Angry Birds’ to invade screens in new 3D film

The popular video game Angry Birds is jumping off smartphones and onto the big screen in a new animated 3D film due to be released in 2016, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Wednesday.

The film will be a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Finnish game-maker Rovio, and follows the game’s foray into television with an animated weekly series that began in March this year.

The animated 3D film version will be made by the Sony Pictures Animation unit, which has a roster including recent films The Smurfs and Hotel Transylvania.

The Angry Birds video game, where players use a slingshot to launch birds at green bad piggies in an attempt to rescue their eggs back, launched in 2009 and has become the top paid application of all time with more than 1.7 billion downloads.

The weekly Angry Birds Toons animated series was launched through the app and select video-on-demand providers and TV networks around the world, with 150 million views within the first six weeks.

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