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

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.

Today, Deadline reported that Mattel Studios has finalized a deal with Illumination to develop a new Barbie movie, which will make it the first animated Barbie film created for theaters. The report ...

Barbie is iconic, simply put. There’s no limit to what she can do. She can go to space! She can save the world! She’s a prima ballerina and also a spy! There’s really no shortage of the fantastical ...