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Post by theycallmemrfish on Jan 8, 2019 16:19:17 GMT
Does anybody actually wants this? I'm shocked by how the industry is really moving forward to a project that seems like a huge flop. I mean personally, I think it's beyond stupid... but on the other hand, I know my nieces watch those stupid animated Barbie series' on Netflix all the time. No idea if this is the audience demo they're after, but if it is... they have three tickets pre-sold.
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Post by bob-coppola on Jan 8, 2019 16:41:43 GMT
Does anybody actually wants this? I'm shocked by how the industry is really moving forward to a project that seems like a huge flop. I mean personally, I think it's beyond stupid... but on the other hand, I know my nieces watch those stupid animated Barbie series' on Netflix all the time. No idea if this is the audience demo they're after, but if it is... they have three tickets pre-sold. But it's so bizarre that they're chasing talent like Robbie, Hathaway and Patty Jenkins for something that appeals to such younger generation.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Jan 8, 2019 16:45:42 GMT
I mean personally, I think it's beyond stupid... but on the other hand, I know my nieces watch those stupid animated Barbie series' on Netflix all the time. No idea if this is the audience demo they're after, but if it is... they have three tickets pre-sold. But it's so bizarre that they're chasing talent like Robbie, Hathaway and Patty Jenkins for something that appeals to such younger generation. Oh, I agree 100%. I watched an episode of said show and wanted to consume hemlock to rid myself of it... but I guess a paycheck is a paycheck (plus the dads having to take the kids out for this will appreciate a well known beaut in the lead role... not that they need an Oscar nominated one, but yeah...)
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Post by LaraQ on Jan 8, 2019 16:53:23 GMT
This feels like Margot selling out a bit to me.The only reason to do a movie like this is for the money.
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Post by pupdurcs on Jan 8, 2019 18:04:25 GMT
This feels like Margot selling out a bit to me.The only reason to do a movie like this is for the money. Since when was Robbie purely about artistic choices? She made Suicide Squad, and with the upcoming Birds Of Prey will presumably make movies about Harley Quinn (a comic book character with zero depth) for as long as they will let her. A Barbie movie sounds like a bad idea, but Robbie has always clearly been trying to juggle awardbait films, with movies brazenly designed to make a buck and keep her profile high. She can't "sell out", if this is who she's always been.
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Post by mrimpossible on Jan 8, 2019 18:40:57 GMT
If Robbie was smart she’d back out of this. This seems like it has the potential to derail her career. She’s Oscar nominated so she’s definitely better than this...
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 8, 2019 19:53:45 GMT
I'm only interested if Birdman plays Ken.
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Post by CookiesNCream on Jan 9, 2019 3:30:11 GMT
I didn't realized that Anne Hathaway is already out of the project a while ago and that WB will be the new distributor.
I'm still doubtful about it though.
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Post by pupdurcs on Jan 9, 2019 6:26:27 GMT
If Robbie was smart she’d back out of this. This seems like it has the potential to derail her career. She’s Oscar nominated so she’s definitely better than this... It'd take a lot more than one big flop to derail Robbie's career. Crucially, she's likable. Not just to the public, but within the industry. Will Smith has worked with her twice, and he is Mr Congeniality in Hollywood. So not only do people like working with her, but she's a hard worker who gets projects made as a producer. And she's still at the peak of her youth and beauty, which is highly valuable currency in Hollywood. Oh, and she's a lynchpin franchise charcher for the DCEU. Barbie could be the biggest flop and money loser of the year it comes out, and Robbie's career would not suffer significantly beyond some bad headlines after opening weekend. I think Robbie has correctly calculated that she can afford to take chances like this. For all we know, Barbie could be a huge smash and be in the vein of "Legally Blonde" (in fact, I'm almost betting they will go in the direction of Legally Blonde and make Barbie someone whose intelligence is underestimated)
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Post by Lubezki on Jul 15, 2019 19:04:51 GMT
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Post by morton on Jul 15, 2019 19:22:24 GMT
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Post by DeepArcher on Jul 15, 2019 19:26:04 GMT
So I guess Barbie struggles to figure out adult life in 1980s New York or something? Okay.
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Post by thomasjerome on Jul 15, 2019 19:28:11 GMT
Okay, now you have my attention.
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Post by Billy_Costigan on Jul 15, 2019 19:29:47 GMT
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Post by LaraQ on Jul 15, 2019 19:41:40 GMT
I can safely say I did not see this coming.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 15, 2019 19:45:41 GMT
Baumbach doing.... Barbie??
Oh God...
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Post by morton on Jul 15, 2019 19:55:43 GMT
I can safely say I did not see this coming. Agree with both posts. I never would have expected this. I think in theory it could be an interesting idea to go outside of the box with a Barbie movie, but in reality I'm highly skeptical about this mashup. I think young girls and hardcore Barbie fans probably aren't going to be that interested in a quirky Barbie movie, at least I'm assuming that's what they're trying to do here, and non-Barbie fans aren't going to want to see a live action movie about Barbie. I don't know maybe I'm wrong. If it has a lot of action adventure if they incorporate things like Firefighter Barbie, Astronaut Barbie, NASCAR driver Barbie, etc., then I think maybe it could have crossover appeal. If it's mainly a comedy or romantic comedy though, I don't think it's going to appeal to many people. Like I think Toy Story 3 already did funny Barbie perfectly, and a full length movie about Barbie just doesn't seem very interesting to me. I think that a big problem for me is that Barbie has never really had any personality, but that's also part of why she works as a doll because kids can put their own stamp on her. For me even her own cartoons and movies don't make her interesting. I know Disney rightfully gets a lot of criticism, but in comparison they've been very successful with their Disney princesses and having them all have their own unique personalities, but Barbie has always been the opposite of that, imo.
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Post by bob-coppola on Jul 15, 2019 20:35:55 GMT
When are we getting Wes Anderson's Max Steel? I think they might be trying to make a more grounded Barbie movie? I have no idea of what to expect.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 15, 2019 21:46:30 GMT
So who's playing Ken? Di Caprio maybe?
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jul 16, 2019 1:40:26 GMT
So who's playing Ken? Di Caprio maybe? Nah, he doesn’t have time for this. Chris Pine maybe.
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Post by MoonShadow on Nov 15, 2019 21:50:24 GMT
Translation - "It's at a very early stage of development, so I don't have much to tell. But I'm very excited about the possibility." #Barbie
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Post by cherry68 on Nov 16, 2019 7:38:39 GMT
So who's playing Ken? Di Caprio maybe? This guy, aka the human Ken doll I guess :
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Post by MoonShadow on Dec 14, 2019 2:41:31 GMT
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Post by TerryMontana on Dec 14, 2019 14:11:31 GMT
What a waste for Baumbach to make a Barbie movie...
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Post by MoonShadow on Dec 14, 2019 22:53:32 GMT
What a waste for Baumbach to make a Barbie movie...
Too bad Baumbach disagrees with you....
Baumbach also is tight-lipped, though he brushes off concerns that co-writing a tentpole based on a plastic toy with improbable bust dimensions might tarnish his indie cred. "You're talking to the guy who wrote Madagascar 3," he quips, referring to his 2013 gig scripting lines for a lemur and other animated animals.
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