Mr. Men whereas four Mr. Men characters and nine Little Miss characters were also published in English and can be seen listed below as being released in 1990. After his father's death, Adam Hargreaves took over the Mr. Men. He now draws the characters and writes new stories for them. A competition was held in the British "Sunday Times" newspaper for children to submit their own Mr. Men character for inclusion in a limited edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the series. "Mr. Cheeky", submitted by then eight-year-old Gemma Almond, was selected as the winning entry. Gemma's creation led to a book
Mr. Men Wild Thornberrys", and "As Told by Ginger". The opening and closing narration was voiced by actor Simon Callow in the UK version and Joseph J. Terry in the US version. In February 2011, it was reported that 20th Century Fox Animation will produce an animated feature film based on the "Mr. Men" book series, with Shawn Levy and his company 21 Laps Entertainment producing the film. On January 27, 2015, 20th Century Fox Animation announced that it had acquired the film rights to the "Mr. Men Little Miss" characters and that Levy will produce the film. Mr. Men Mr. Men