Australia’s iconic koala Blinky Bill gets his own movie

Australia’s favourite koala, Blinky Bill, is set to be revived in big-screen adaptation The Blinky Bill Movie.

The animated series, which was originally based on Dorothy Wall’s books, aimed to present stories of conservation and nature through the activities of talking koala Blinky Bill and his friends.

Screen Australia has green-lit the project with Australian actor and True Blood star Ryan Kwanten voicing the mischievous Blinky and Tim Burton’s former art director, Deane Taylor, set to direct the feature length film.

The story follows Blinky as he sets out from his hometown Greenpatch and across the outback to find his missing father. While the movie is set to include the original cast of characters, Blinky is also set to meet some new friends along the way.

It is the character's second appearance on the big screen, following the 1992 film Blinky Bill.

A release date for the film is yet to be confirmed.