A new Barbie movie is in development, but this time as an animated movie from Illumination rather than a live-action film from Greta Gerwig.

Nearly every Barbie movie and a sizeable chunk of the franchise’s animated series library are now streaming for free on YouTube through Barbie’s official channel, which is an easy way for fans to ...

Illumination head Chris Meledandri shared a major update on the status of the animated Barbie movie with Mattel and who will be directing it.

For more than 25 years, Barbie’s animated life existed exclusively on home video shelves. That era is officially over. Illumination and Mattel Studios finalized a partnership in July 2025 to develop ...

It comes after the crazy success of 2023's Barbie starring Margot Robbie. No further information about the cast or the plot has been released. The 2023 film, which starred Margot Robbie as the titular ...

Mattel struck gold – or pink – with “Barbie,” which was the first major feature film to come from the toy company and made nearly $1.5 billion worldwide, becoming the biggest movie of 2023 and racking ...

Two years after Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” became the highest grossing film of 2023, Mattel Studios announced Thursday it will produce an animated film based on their famed doll with Illumination that ...

As the doll celebrates its 65th anniversary, Mattel execs Lisa McKnight and Kim Culmone look back at what the movie unearthed (see: Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken). By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor For ...

“Barbie” – the movie – was a smash success, hauling in over $1.4 billion globally to become the biggest movie of 2023. But that was just Mattel’s first entry into Hollywood, as the storied toy company ...

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more ...

From Justice stores having closed, Disney Channel shutting down in some countries and “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” ending, modern-day girlhood is facing a major threat. In my opinion, however ...