EXCLUSIVE: There is a hot bidding war heating up for Mattel’s animated take of Bob the Builder with heavy interest from Netflix, Amazon MGM Studios, and DreamWorks Animation and others.

Now, CNN has learned that Mattel hopes to maintain that momentum with a cinematic adaptation of another kids’ character: Bob the Builder. An animated movie based on the long-running animated ...

The original Bob the Builder series premiered in 1999 and ended in 2011. The original British show was produced by Hot Animation and was sold to Mattel in 2011. The show encouraged its young ...

Bob the Builder ran for 12 seasons between 1999 and 2011 and has been globally syndicated. Director and writer Felipe Vargas will be penning the script. “Pairing Anthony and Felipe’s genius ...