Michelle Trachtenberg's Final Screenplay 'Toy Monster' Faces Uncertain Future After Her Death

The late actress and writer was working on a biting exposé of Mattel's history, with plans for production now paused.

Michelle Trachtenberg, who passed away at 39, wrote a screenplay titled 'Toy Monster,' based on Jerry Oppenheimer's book exposing Mattel's controversial practices.
Director Casey Tebo described the screenplay as one of the best he had read, highlighting Trachtenberg's overlooked talent as a writer.
The project, which had gained interest from a major finance studio just weeks before her death, is now on hold but may still move forward in her honor.
Trachtenberg's cause of death remains undetermined after her family declined an autopsy, though she had recently undergone a liver transplant and was open about her health struggles.
The actress was also scheduled to appear at a benefit screening of her final film, 'Spyral,' at SXSW, a plan that depended on her health at the time.