The Planetokio Movie

Planetokio was the tentative title of a film adaptation of Planetokio.

Production
In July 1999, 20th Century Fox had acquired the rights for the original Tokyo Wakusei Planetokio game to market the game in America, retitled as Planetokio, and to make a potential film adaptation based on Planetokio. In May 2000, screenwriter Robert Reece pitched Fox an idea of a live-action/CGI hybrid film based on Planetokio, titled Iken: A Planetokio Movie, attaching Anthony Stacchi as director. In September 2000, Len Blum was hired to rewrite Reece's Iken: A Planetokio Movie. Filming was originally set to begin in late 2001, with Fox looking for a young actor to play Iken. Rhythm and Hues was set for work on special effects. However, by March 2001, Fox decided to abandon Iken: A Planetokio Movie due to story problems.

When MYCUN Studios was founded in February 2002, a computer-animated film adaptation based on the Planetokio game series was announced to be in development, along with MYCUN Studios' other films in development. It was specifically said to be based on the first game. It was being directed by Steve Samono and Osamu Sato, the creator of Planetokio, with Debi Derryberry, Lauren Tom, George Takei, Maurice LaMarche, and Corey Burton reprising their roles as Iken, Naomi, Dr. Hokin, Dr. Canbell, and Boro. By August 2002, Jon Vitti was hired to write the film's screenplay. 20th Century Fox was set to handle the film in North America, while Universal Pictures would handle the film in worldwide. From December 2002 to March 2003, MYCUN Studios and its computer-animated parent company CGI Entertainment created four animated shorts based on Planetokio, titled Planetokio: Bot Fight, Planetokio Race, Planetokio – The Virus and Planetokio – Monkey See, Monkey Sued. These are originally available for viewing on the Planetokio official website.

The release date for the film was set for the summer of 2006, but was delayed to 2007. However, due to creative reasons, production was ultimately shut down in 2004, in favor of Mister Mosquito.

The film labored in development hell for years until 2011.

On May 17, 2011, News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch announced that a computer-animated feature film based on Planetokio was brought back in development by MYCUN Studios, with Don Rhymer, the writer of Surf's Up, writing the film's screenplay.

As of March 6, 2012, Rhymer had finished writing the script. On May 31, 2012, the film, tentatively titled simply Planetokio, was given the release date of July 25, 2014 by 20th Century Fox. On August 23, 2012, it was announced that J. Stewart Burns had been hired to write the draft for the film. In February 2013, Fox moved the release date to late 2015, and in April 2014, the film was removed from its schedule. This led to speculation that it was cancelled, but MYCUN Studios CEO Geo G. confirmed via Twitter that the film was just on hold.

On September 13, 2016, it was confirmed that a form of the script of the film was completed.