{"id":15311,"date":"2009-06-03T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=15311"},"modified":"2009-06-02T19:41:18","modified_gmt":"2009-06-03T02:41:18","slug":"universal-kicking-off-stretch-armstrong-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2009\/06\/03\/universal-kicking-off-stretch-armstrong-franchise\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Kicking Off Stretch Armstrong Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Pictures and Hasbro, Inc. have announced that the first feature film to be released under Universal and Hasbro&#8217;s six-year partnership, &#8220;Stretch Armstrong&#8221;, has been set for theatrical release April 15, 2011.  It will be based on the classic stretching action figure of the same name.  <\/p>\n<p>Brian Grazer will work with Hasbro on bringing the character to the big-screen, and Steve Oedekerk is writing the screenplay for the 1970s toy. Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro will produce.<\/p>\n<p>Stretch Armstrong is an iconic kid&#8217;s toy that allowed kids to pull and stretch his arms and legs up to four feet before returning to his original shape.<\/p>\n<p>No other information has been released yet on the project.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more &#8220;Stretch Armstrong&#8221; news here at Shockya.com.<\/p>\n<p>By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Superherohype.com)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15329\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/stretch_armstrong_toy.jpg\" alt=\"Stretch Armstrong Toy\" title=\"Stretch Armstrong Toy\" width=\"270\" height=\"308\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/stretch_armstrong_toy.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/stretch_armstrong_toy-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stretch Armstrong Toy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Pictures and Hasbro, Inc. have announced that the first feature film to be released under Universal and Hasbro&#8217;s six-year partnership, &#8220;Stretch Armstrong&#8221;, has been set for theatrical release April 15, 2011. It will be based on the classic stretching action figure of the same name. 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