Paramount Animation has signed on to develop Diya, an original musical comedy about an Indian American teenager who is transported into the world of a Bollywood musical that originated at Reel FX, which will produce. Reel FX’s Lucas Koppel shepherded its development before it was set up at Paramount, and Indian filmmaker Nitya Mehra is attached as development continues with Paramount. The company developed Guardians of Childhood, which was later acquired and produced by DreamWorks Animation as Rise of the Guardians, without Reel FX’s further involvement. Reel FX later produced Paramount’s 2021 wrestling comedy Rumble and has worked on features including Back to the Outback, Scoob!, and the aformentioned Spongebob flick. Diya expands an increasingly busy development slate at Paramount Animation under president Jennifer Dodge.