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'Barbie 2' May Happen After All as Skydance Targets Sequel
Skydance is trying to secure the original creative team as a December rights deadline looms for the $1.4 billion franchise.
- As Warner Bros. prepares to join Skydance, efforts to produce a Barbie 2 sequel are gathering pace, with the company planning to utilize the Warner Bros. catalog to revive the stalled project.
- Previous discussions stalled as Warner Bros. failed to reach compensation agreements with director Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie, Noah Baumbach, and Ryan Gosling, whose original contracts did not require a sequel return.
- Sources told Variety that work is underway to secure a follow-up, bolstered by Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz now serving as co-CEO alongside Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein overseeing film executives.
- Despite renewed activity, the studio has not officially approved a sequel, while key players remain occupied; Ryan Gosling booked Ghost Rider for Marvel and Greta Gerwig is directing Chronicles of Narnia for Netflix.
- Warner Bros. must reach a conclusion by December or the rights to the $1.4 billion 2023 hit will revert to Mattel, ending the billion-dollar franchise if negotiations fail.
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Update: As the Paramount-Warner Bros.-Skydance merger continues to disrupt Hollywood, an insider from the combined company claims David Ellison has made a Barbie sequel a top priority. Efforts to follow up on Greta Gerwig’s 2023 blockbuster – which earned a record-breaking $1.4 billion as WB’s highest-grossing film – had stalled prior to the merger. Now, Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz (CEO of Mattel) are reportedly pushing hard to reignite the pr…
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