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

Margot Robbie’s Barbie made film history last year. But in the Eighties, three Black women revolutionized the doll brand when they helped push for a Black Barbie. On Tuesday, Netflix released the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The film was a global phenomenon and seemed to herald a new era of embracing stories by, about and for women. By Nicole Sperling When “Barbie” was released in 2023, it quickly became a phenomenon. It ...

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 ...