--- title: Jem And The Holograms Movie: Jason Blum Makes TV Cartoon Remake description: Sure, why not? canonical: https://time.com/32513/jem-and-the-holograms-movie/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-20T20:25:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:07:59.698Z og:title: The Classic 1980s Cartoon "Jem and the Holograms" Is Becoming A Live-Action Movie og:description: Sure, why not? og:url: https://time.com/32513/jem-and-the-holograms-movie/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43cf368a40fe9a23/6986867413c79f2017191262/screen-shot-2014-03-20-at-3-30-25-pm.png?branch=production&width=617&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 617 og:image:height: 347 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2014-03-20 at 3.30.25 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Classic 1980s Cartoon "Jem and the Holograms" Is Becoming A Live-Action Movie twitter:description: Sure, why not? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43cf368a40fe9a23/6986867413c79f2017191262/screen-shot-2014-03-20-at-3-30-25-pm.png?branch=production&width=617&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Classic 1980s Cartoon _Jem and the Holograms_ Is Becoming A Live-Action Movie > Sponsored content. 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(Fun, mostly irrelevant fact: Braun represents Justin Bieber, and Chu directed the Justin Bieber _Believe_ documentary, so there’s a healthy number of connections to the Biebs here.) Otherwise, details are pretty scarce right now. “The movie, without giving away too much, is a modern day, live action reinvention of the 1980s Hasbro classic cartoon _Jem and the Holograms,_” Chu said in the announcement. The trio does, however, want fans to submit their ideas for the film using social networks like[ Twitter](https://twitter.com/jemthemovie/) and [Tumblr](http://jemthemovie.com): > [](https://twitter.com/jemthemovie/status/446690750420381696) Fans can even submit audition videos and vie for the chance to appear in the movie. The original series, created in conjunction with a line of Hasbro toys, centered on a girl named Jerrica and her alter-ego, a singer named Jem. 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