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Zack Sharf Digital News Director A new cover story from Time magazine on the making of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” reveals that Mattel president and COO Richard Dickson flew to the movie’s London set at one point during production to argue with Gerwig and lead actor Margot Robbie about one scene he believed was off-brand for the company. The director and her star convinced Dickson to keep the scene in the film by performing it for him live on set. “When you look on the page, the nuance isn’t there, the delivery isn’t there,” Robbie said. While the scene in question was not disclosed, Dickson’s concern is further proof that the upcoming “Barbie” movie isn’t just a sanitized love letter to the famous doll. As the film’s trailer says point blank: “If you love Barbie, this movie is for you. If you hate Barbie, this movie is for you.”

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Margot Robbie is one of the executive producers of Barbie and worked closely with Greta Gerwig to bring the Mattel doll to life. The star recently opened up about the one favor she asked of Gerwig when talking about the project.

Amy Schumer has revealed the real reason why she left the Barbie movie – and it’s not what they told us at the time. While playing Plead the Fifth on “Watch What Happens Live,” the comedian admitted that she didn’t drop out due to scheduling conflicts, but creative differences.“I think it was scheduling conflicts,” Schumer said. “That’s what we said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Long before Margot Robbie boarded the “Barbie” movie and got Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach to write the screenplay, it was Amy Schumer who was set to headline the project. Back in 2016, Sony Pictures had the rights to “Barbie” and cast Schumer to star in a movie based on an original idea and screenplay by Hilary Winston. Schumer and her sister, Kim Caramele, planned rewrites, but the comedian exited the movie less than a year later. “Sadly, I’m no longer able to commit to Barbie due to scheduling conflicts,” the actor said in a statement to Variety at the time. “The film has so much promise, and Sony and Mattel have been great partners. I’m bummed, but look forward to seeing Barbie on the big screen.”

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Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. When Warner Bros. released the first photos of Ryan Gosling as Ken in June of last year– bare-chested, aggressively spray-tanned, and complete with platinum blonde hair and personalized underwear — fans were amazed by his transformation for his role as Barbie’s boyfriend in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming “Barbie” film.

May to October is traditionally wedding season in the UK, with couples confessing their love for one another and uttering those two little words: ‘I do’. Of course everyone’s nuptials are different, ranging from lavish multi-day weddings in the Bahamas to far more economical and intimate occasions at a local registry office. But without fail, each new wedding season comes with its own trends, giving brides a theme to aim for when planning their nuptials.

Simu Liu now has his own “Barbie” doll!

Deadline, the film – simply titled Madden – is in the works at Prime Video Sports and will be directed by David O. Russell.It will focus in the legendary coaching career of Madden, who co-created the huge video game series that bears his name for EA Sports in 1988.A synopsis from Cambron Clark’s script reads: “After being forced into retirement by the Oakland Raiders, fiery former NFL head coach John Madden teams up with a mild-mannered Harvard programmer to rewrite his fading legacy by building the world’s first football video game.”Elsewhere, Ferrell is set to play the Mattel CEO in the upcoming Barbie film.Set for release on July 21, the film is directed by Greta Gerwig and has been long-awaited by fans.

Barbie and Ken find themselves in trouble with the law after they venture into the ‘real world’ in a new trailer for the hotly-anticipated film.The Barbie movie - starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling - sees the pair travel beyond the safety of Barbieland in the pursuit of happiness. But after they step into the ‘real world’, they get arrested and after posing for LA police department mugshots, they become the target of a hunt led by the chief executive of a toy company, played by Will Ferrell.The latest trailer begins with the Mattel doll saying the only thing she has planned for the evening is “a giant blowout party” - but the dancing stops when she asks fellow Barbie dolls, played by Sharon Rooney and Emma Mackey, “Do you guys ever think about dying?” The doll is instructed to go to the “real world” by actress Kate McKinnon, using a high-heeled shoe and a Birkenstock sandal to highlight the differences between the outside world and their world.

The official trailer for the upcoming Barbie movie was just released and there’s a very sentimental cameo in it that you probably didn’t notice at first.

McKinley Franklin editor Warner Bros. is giving audiences a closer look at “Barbie” in a new official trailer. While the story of the film has been mostly kept under wraps, the new trailer teases what Greta Gerwig’s summer tentpole is all about, as Barbie and Ken are set to officially enter the real world on July 21. Fatigued of their days in Barbieland (where everyone is seemingly also named Barbie and Ken), Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken venture out beyond the borders of their homeland. The new footage shows Barbie and Ken exploring the modern world, which is quite different from the safe haven of their pink-coded, plastic lifestyle. While on Venice Beach, Barbie punches a man who slaps her butt, and she and Ken end up posing with some LAPD mugshots. Meanwhile, people in our world are starting to freak out that a real-life Barbie is walking the streets of L.A.

Margot Robbie wanted to cast Gal Gadot as one of the Barbies in her upcoming Barbie movie. The Australian actress, who produced the film, plays the main Barbie in the movie alongside Dua Lipa, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, and Hari Nef as different variations of the iconic Mattel doll. In a cover interview with Vogue magazine, Robbie revealed that she wanted to cast the Wonder Woman star as one of the Barbies but she was unavailable at the time.

Gal Gadot could’ve been a part of the star-studded “Barbie” movie cast.

brush Barbie’s hair and undress her everywhere — but then what?Margot Robbie, clad in Barbie’s signature pink, graced the latest cover of Vogue in which she spoke about her highly anticipated role in “Barbie,” based on the Mattel dolls.The 32-year-old Aussie actress and writer-director Greta Gerwig gave some insight into the sexual dynamics — and lack thereof — between Barbie and Ken in the upcoming comedy.In one scene, Robbie’s blond-haired beauty converses with her Ken (Ryan Gosling) in front of her Dreamhouse. “I thought I might stay over tonight,” Ken said. “Why?” Barbie asked.

A lot of people can’t wait to see Margot Robbie in “Barbie” this summer, but the actress knows there’s also a lot of people who aren’t fans of the doll and the brand that comes with it.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” movie casts Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Dua Lipa, Alexandra Shipp, Kate McKinnon and more as different iterations of the iconic Mattel doll, but the first actor Robbie envisioned as a Barbie in the film was none other than Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot. She wasn’t available, but Robbie explained to Vogue that Gadot’s “Barbie energy” became a template for casting all of the film’s Barbie roles. What exactly is Barbie energy? “Gal Gadot is Barbie energy,” Robbie said. “Because Gal Gadot is so impossibly beautiful, but you don’t hate her for being that beautiful because she’s so genuinely sincere, and she’s so enthusiastically kind, that it’s almost dorky. It’s like right before being a dork.”

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John Cena is not only part of the cast of Fast X but he will also be making an appearance in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie as a merman.

Halle Bailey shared a sweet encounter with a “Little Mermaid” fan.

Variety Editors If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. BTS may be on a hiatus right now but fans can still celebrate the group with this UNO BTS card set. First released a few years ago, this officially-licensed game quickly sold out online, but Mattel has brought the BTS x UNO game back (and it’s on sale for just $8 here).

“Masters of the Universe” alum Meg Foster will return to the franchise for Netflix’s upcoming animated series “Masters of the Universe: Revolution.”After voice acting as Evil-Lyn in the 1987 live-action film, Foster will assume a new role as Motherboard, an ancient sorceress of technology in the fight for the soul of Eternia, who stands as a formidable force against the Masters. Motherboard is a sentient AI force that serves as Hordak’s liasion on Eternia while she conspires against Skeletor and the people of Eternia.Foster joins the voice cast alongside Chris Wood as He-Man, Melissa Benoist as Teela, Mark Hamill as Skeletor and William Shatner, whose role has yet to be announced.

animated reboot series of the 1990s kids’ classic “Barney,” will be bringing everyone’s favorite dinosaur back into homes everywhere in 2024. Warner Bros.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Warner Bros. Discovery picked up CG-animated series “Barney’s World,” featuring new adventures of the enduring purple dinosaur and his pals, set to bow on the Max streaming service and Cartoon Network in 2024. The series, announced earlier this year as part of Mattel’s Barney franchise relaunch, will “revamp the iconic character for modern audiences,” according to WBD. The series is co-produced by Mattel Television and Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana. Barney is the beloved children’s character who captured the hearts of millions of children — before he became a target of pop-culture vitriol, as explored in Peacock’s 2022 docuseries “I Love You, You Hate Me.” The original live-action “Barney & Friends” debuted on PBS stations in 1992 and ran through 2010.

Lisa Kennedy “I hate dolls,” writer-director Lagueria Davis states early in her debut documentary “Black Barbie.” By turns a celebration and an interrogation (sometime both simultaneously), the film delves into the history of the titular Black doll Mattel released in 1980. That was 31 years after the first Barbie began her rise to becoming the most iconic, uncomfortably influential, doll in American history. Davis makes a jam-packed argument that the road to Barbie diversity and inclusion has been long and marked by detours, intersections and, maybe a dead end or two. Davis’ first-person, inflected journey — often witty, often weighty — will lead her to a reconsideration of her antipathy (which she attributed to being a tomboy). Her reason for this rethink is personal — and adorable.

Ryan Gosling joined “Barbie” co-star Margot Robbie Tuesday in Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention held by the National Association of Theatre Owners.

Barbie has joined the party!On Tuesday,  shared an exclusive first look at Barbie's first doll with Down syndrome. Partnering with the National Down Syndrome Society, Mattel introduced the doll as the latest addition to their Barbie Fashionista line.Kayla McKeon, a spokesperson for NDSS was on hand for the reveal Tuesday, where she shared that Barbie approached her to help design the doll."'Wow, Barbie approached us? How incredible,' especially on their part, to make a doll that is so unique, and showing a person with Down syndrome," McKeon said.Describing the doll's features, NDSS president Kandi Pickard shared the details that went into creating the one-of-a-kind Barbie, while McKeon highlighted the special accessories that set her apart, like her three-arrowed pink necklace.«Those three arrows that are pointing upward, that is what makes up Down syndrome, the three copies of the 21st chromosome.

The creator of Barbie has officially launched its first doll with Down's syndrome.

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Barbie star Margot Robbie has revealed that she initially thought the film would never get made.Speaking to Bafta to promote the film, Robbie said in a video shared her thoughts on the film upon first reading the script. “The first time I read the Barbie script, my reaction was, ‘Ah! This is so good.

The “Barbie” movie is already making a splash.

UPDATED, 9:22 A.M.: Warner Bros has unveiled the latest trailer for Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated Barbie film, which bows in theaters on July 21.

“Barbie” trailer is here. Warner Bros.

Charna Flam Margot Robbie comes to life as the famous figurine in the official trailer for Warner Bros.’ “Barbie.” Oscar nominee Robbie leads a star-studded cast that includes a muscular Ryan Gosling as Barbie’s boy toy, Ken. The two actors are not the only Barbie and Ken dolls in the film. Dua Lipa stars as mermaid Barbie, for instance, alongside many other actors as different iterations of the famous doll. The first “Barbie” trailer — featuring a nod to Stanley Kubrik’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” — officially introduced the world to Robbie’s Barbie, but it didn’t reveal too much about the characters or storyline. Since then it has been revealed that Barbie and Ken have been placed in the real world and forced to wrestle with the difficulties of no longer being just dolls.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer HGTV is about to make Barbie fans’ dreams come true with the ultimate home-reno series based on everyone’s favorite doll: “Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge.” Premiering this summer, the Ashley Graham-hosted four-episode event is launching ahead of the July 21 release of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie as part of a giant cross-network promotion across Warner Bros. Discovery linear channels to support the much-anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures film. “Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge” will feature eight teams of HGTV superstars (and one Food Network star) as they transform a Southern California home into a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse, as supermodel Graham — who has her own Barbie modeled after her and will be driving a Barbie pink corvette on the show — hosts. The teams will overhaul areas of the home with an era-specific style, such as an early 1960s atomic age kitchen, a ‘70s disco vibe for Ken’s Den and a main bedroom decked out in ‘80s glam.