Four years ago, it was announced that Blumhouse Productions and director Jeff Wadlow were teaming up again for a movie based on the Mattel toy Magic 8 Ball. Yes, the ball that you ask questions and then turn over to see which of twenty possible answers you might get. Since so much time has passed since that announcement was made, it’s not clear if Blumhouse or Wadlow are still involved with the project – but The New Yorker has revealed that Magic 8 Ball is still in the works, and Cocaine Bear screenwriter Jimmy Warden is writing the horror comedy.

The New Yorker reports that Mattel is “raiding its entire toybox” to find products to turn into movies, with Barbie looking like it’s going to be one of the biggest hits of the year. J.J. Abrams is working on Hot Wheels, Vin Diesel is plotting Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots,...