A horror film based on the controversial Momo Challenge hoax is set to go into production.
The spooky figure, based on a character from oriental folklore, was said to have encouraged children and vulnerable people to self-harm.
It went viral earlier this year and was also blamed for allegedly encouraging a series of violent incidents.
Now magazine Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Taka Ichise, producer of hit movie It, is developing a horror film based on the original sculpture by artist Keisuke Aiso that was the initial inspiration for the 'Momo Challenge' figure.
But Aiso, 43, revealed earlier this year that the Momo sculpture had been destroyed, Mirror Online reports.
Speaking from his studio near Tokyo, Japan, he said: “It doesn’t exist anymore, it was never meant to last.
“It was rotten and I threw it away. The children can be reassured Momo is dead - she doesn’t exist and the curse is gone."
Producer Taka Ichise has previously worked on horror franchises such as The Ring and The Grudge, which took their own basis from Japanese properties.
Meanwhile, the sequel to It, entitled It: Chapter 2, will adapt the second half of the novel by Stephen King.
The film picks up with the Loser's Club as adults (now played by the likes of James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain) who all find themselves back in the town of Derry in Maine and facing the destructive consequences of the newly-returned Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgard).
It: Chapter 2 is released in UK cinemas on September 6, 2019.
