RAMROD 104,996 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 The gamble now looks like a smart one. The hyper-saturated trailers for “Barbie” have sparked endless memes, and interest in the film’s aesthetic sensibility, which mimics the look of Mattel play sets, is so intense that the hashtag #Barbiecore trended on TikTok for months. The movie, which opens in mid-July, is tracking to be one of the blockbusters of the summer. Meanwhile, Mattel has amassed a long slate of other projects. Daniel Kaluuya, for example, has agreed to produce a feature about Barney, the purple dinosaur. Thirteen more films have been publicly announced, including movies about He-Man and Polly Pocket; forty-five are in development. (Some of the projects have an ouroboros quality. Tom Hanks is supposed to star in “Major Matt Mason,” which will be based on an astronaut action figure that has been largely forgotten, except for the fact that it helped inspire Buzz Lightyear—one of the protagonists of Pixar’s “Toy Story” franchise.) Mattel insists that its films aren’t designed to boost toy sales, but the corporate synergy is undeniable. Major Matt Mason action figures resurfaced at last year’s Comic-Con, and He-Man has returned to toy stores. After Kaluuya’s “Barney” was announced, Mattel—which had inherited the rights to the purple dinosaur in an acquisition but had never produced any related toys—relaunched the brand. At a recent investor presentation, plans were unveiled for a Barney “animated preschool series,” which would be “followed by film, music, apparel, and, of course, a new line of toys.” Kreiz—who is fond of pointing out that “we’re at ‘Fast & Furious 10’ and ‘Hot Wheels 0’ ”—introduced a short, uncomfortable video in which J. J. Abrams struggled to describe the new franchise. “For a long time, we were talking to Mattel about Hot Wheels, and we couldn’t quite find the thing that clicked, that made it worthy of what Hot Wheels—that title—deserved,” he said. “Then we came up with something . . . emotional and grounded and gritty.” (A script has yet to materialize.) Some that are named: - Hot Wheels Movie (J.J. Abrams) - Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots (Vin Diesel) - Barney (Daniel Kaluya) - He-Man - Polly Pocket - Major Matt Mason - Thomas The Tank Engine - UNO Movie https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/10/after-barbie-mattel-is-raiding-its-entire-toy-box Y'all ready for Mattel Universe, or rather, Mattel to oversaturate the cinema world?? (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ 𝒮𝓀𝒾𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒻𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝓇𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝑜𝓃 (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylertremallose 1,360 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 wth is uno gonna be about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railing 2,367 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I was gonna say "make an Ever After High movie" and then I remembered that Disney Channel already did that... without permission... nor credit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starmie25 13,986 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Thomas the Tank and Barney already have theatrical movie releases Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardcore1996 1,608 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, Staryu17 said: Thomas the Tank and Barney already have theatrical movie releases i was OBSESSED with the barney one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 71,439 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 34 minutes ago, tylertremallose said: wth is uno gonna be about I can only envision adult-level films, like perhaps a family is taken hostage and forced to play UNO at gunpoint, or it's the world UNO championships but something dirty is going on behind scenes, etc lmao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillynate 6,170 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Zac Efron needs to be He Man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmsamuel 1,409 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I need Max Steel live acción movie kindest regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 123,755 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I'm mentally preparing myself for Gaga's casting in the Polly Pocket movie and the inevitable press tour where she talks about how she's owned a Polly Pocket since she was 13. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
butthole 9,803 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 53 minutes ago, ajmsamuel said: I need Max Steel live acción movie Rocco and Lexington can appear as themselves and play his friends or something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeldeFaith 4,603 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 1 hour ago, ajmsamuel said: I need Max Steel live acción movie There's already one and it's CRINGE!!! We need a remake based on the 2000s Max Steel. Something something idk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanLights 15,504 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 “UNO” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhiannon 1,470 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 « UNO or the day the whole world came in unisson to create new rules and take the power back » R. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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