Talking Tom Set To Launch New Movie as it Hits 2 Billion Downloads

Squeaky-voiced app character Talking Tom Cat has hit 2 billion downloads and is now set to become a film star.

The news comes as the series of apps, which also includes Talking Angela, Talking Ginger, Talking Ben and Talking Gina, reached the milestone of 2 billion downloads since the first one was released in June 2010.

Developer Outfit7 has struck a deal to turn its Talking Friends franchise into a movie.

Outfit7 is already working on an animated TV show based on Talking Friends, with the characters already having proved popular on YouTube.

Talking Tom is very popular among many Kenyans who have manipulated it to talk in different local dialects, making it sound even funnier than one can imagine.

So brace yourself for a movie from your favourite Talking Tom.