- “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig stated she was at “completely zero” concerning concepts for a sequel.
- THR reported in December 2024 that “Barbie 2” is in “early levels” primarily based on an idea from Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.
- Nonetheless, reps for Gerwig, Baumbach, and Warner Bros. denied THR’s report, calling it inaccurate.
It appears to be like like everybody resides in a “Barbie” world, and the get together won’t be over but.
The 2023 Greta Gerwig-directed film starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken raked in $1.4 billion globally, profitable the field workplace battle towards Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”
“Barbie” wasn’t only a field workplace sensation. The film earned an 88% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, landed eight Oscar nominations, and have become a popular culture phenomenon.
Given its crucial and industrial success, it is solely pure to wonder if the studio is planning “Barbie 2” with Mattel, the toy firm behind Barbie.
Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz beforehand informed Time journal that the corporate is eager to make “extra ‘Barbie’ motion pictures.”
“We’re seeking to create motion pictures that grow to be cultural occasions. In case you can excite filmmakers like Greta and Noah to embrace the chance and have artistic freedom, you possibly can have an actual influence,” he stated.
On the time, Gerwig stated she was not sure about taking up a sequel, however a brand new report means that she is perhaps again for extra.
Greta Gerwig addressed ‘Barbie 2’ in a 2023 interview with The New York Instances
In an interview revealed in July 2023, the director informed The New York Instances that she exhausted all her concepts for “Barbie.”
“I really feel like that on the finish of each film, like I will by no means have one other thought, and every little thing I’ve ever wished to do, I did,” Gerwig stated.
She added, “I would not wish to squash anyone else’s dream however for me, at this second, I am at completely zero.”
Nonetheless, talking to Uproxx about Ken’s obsession with Sylvester Stallone within the film, Gerwig joked that the “Rocky” star might present up in “Barbie 2,” and even direct it himself.
“You by no means know!” she stated. “Or that he will direct it. I imply, he is welcome to it. It could be an honor. It could be such an honor.”
Whereas Gerwig wasn’t bought on the thought of returning, star and producer Robbie informed Time in June 2023 that conversations a couple of sequel had but to occur.
“It might go 1,000,000 completely different instructions from this level,” she stated.
However Robbie additionally stated that “you fall right into a little bit of a lure for those who try to arrange a primary film while additionally planning for sequels.”
Mattel can also be seeking to make motion pictures primarily based on its different properties, like a Sizzling Wheels film being developed by J.J. Abrams.
A brand new report advised a ‘Barbie’ sequel could possibly be within the works, nevertheless it’s unclear
On December 13, 2024, The Hollywood Reporter revealed a narrative reporting that Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, who cowrote the “Barbie” screenplay, introduced Warner Bros. with an thought for a sequel that was within the “early levels.” The publication additionally stated that talks a couple of deal had been in equally early levels.
Do not get excited but, although: Gerwig and Baumbach’s rep denied THR’s report, telling the publication, “There isn’t any legitimacy to this reporting.”
And a rep for Warner Bros. stated, “THR’s reporting is inaccurate.”
