Tag: Mattel
Barbie’s Success Means More Mattel Movies
A host of other Mattel properties are getting ready to go party with Barbie. Variety exclusively reports that, upon Barbie’s massive success, Mattel is preparing fourteen of their IPs for the movie treatment. CEO Ynon Kreiz, who took over Mattel in 2018, has had a vision for a “Mattel Cinematic ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Barbie (2023)
This week saw the release of the highly-anticipated Barbie. The world’s most famous and iconic fashion doll hit the market in 1959 and changed the toy industry forever. I loved Barbies as a kid, and I still do. I collect dolls, and when this movie was announced, I was initially very skeptical....
Read MoreNetflix’s Live-Action Masters of the Universe Movie Canceled
The Power of Grayskull is no longer with Netflix. Variety exclusively reports that a live-action Masters of the Universe movie the streamer had been developing is no longer happening. The film was to be directed by Adam and Aaron Nee, the brothers who helmed last year’s The Lost City, and star Kyl...
Read MoreIs Barbie a Feminist Manifesto?
Simu Liu recently sat down with ScreenRant’s Joe Deckelmeier and the subject of Barbie came up. When asked about his relationship with Barbie prior to working on the film, Liu had this to say: “I didn’t really have a relationship with Barbie in the past. I don’t know about you, but I gre...
Read MoreBarbie Sounds Like Another Woke Lecture
Hollywood isn’t just ruining boys’ fun; they’re coming for the girls now, too. In an interview with Fandango, the cast of Barbie talked about what audiences can expect from the new movie based on the iconic Mattel doll. It’s one of those things that’s simultaneously surprising and not surp...
Read MoreBarbie Posters and Trailer Flood the Internet
Today, Warner Bros. released a barrage of Barbie character posters to promote Greta Gerwig’s upcoming movie. From Margot Robbie’s titular heroine to human pencil pushers, meet the cast here: I love this. I don’t know much about Greta Gerwig, but based on these posters, I suspect ...
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