Ray, from Grantham, has created a toy car swap box to share with other children in his area.
A 10-year-old girl could be scarred for life after taking part in the viral social media trend.
Charli Aitken says her "heart dropped" when the toy was recalled by retailer Smyths.
The firm says its operations remain open but says the hack "may result in some delays".
The film will combine live action and computer-generated animation and is in "early development".
In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.
"You cannot go to sleep on this president," says one toymaker, of the ongoing uncertainty over trade policy.
The team End-Tech overcame 21 schools from as far away as Bradford to make the national final.
Yuko Yamaguchi oversaw the feline character's rise to global icon status.
