Barbie Archives

Ryan Gosling to produce the zombie comedy, I Used To Eat Brains, Now I Eat Kale

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 26, 2024 | News

Barbie star Ryan Gosling has a quirky-sounding film lined up: a post-apocalyptic zombie comedy for Amazon MGM....

Netflix chief says Barbenheimer could have happened on Netflix

by Dan Cooper | May 28, 2024 | News

Ted Sarandos claims that the huge success of last year's Barbie and Oppenheimer could have been replicated on Netflix....

Ryan Gosling forms production company, signs with Amazon MGM

by Dan Cooper | Mar 28, 2024 | News

News emerges that Gosling has launched his own production company, sparking interest in the kind of projects that the Barbie star will be looking to...

Sharon Stone details her failed 1990s Barbie pitch

by Dan Cooper | Mar 22, 2024 | News

In the wake of Greta Gerwig's successful adaptation of the Mattel doll, Sharon Stone has been chatting about her rejected attempt to get a Barbie film...

We asked a dog to predict the Oscars

by James Harvey | Mar 05, 2024 | Feature

With awards excitement reaching a fever pitch, we sought Oscars predictions from the most qualified season analyst in the Film Stories office....

Barbie | Michael Cera fight scene originally written for Ben Affleck

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 16, 2024 | News

Ben Affleck was supposed to appear in Barbie, Michael Cera has revealed. Scheduling conflicts meant Cera had to do Affleck's fight scene instead....

Is the $1bn mark at the box office a realistic measure of a movie anymore?

by Simon Brew | Jan 26, 2024 | Feature

After a peak in 2019, ever fewer films are passing the $1bn mark at the box office. So is it time to change our metric for success?...

Oscars 2024 | Barbie snub shock in an otherwise conventional nominations list

by James Harvey | Jan 23, 2024 | Feature, News

Oppenheimer leads the Oscars 2024 pack as Greta Gerwig misses out on best director, and Margot Robbie is absent from her first best actress category...

The UK home entertainment market grew by 10 percent to £4.9bn in 2023

by Tim Murray | Jan 08, 2024 | News

Across physical media and streaming, 2023 was an impressive one for home entertainment in the UK, with the sector worth £4.9bn - an increase of 10...

Even after a record-breaking year, 2024 is looking dire for films made by women

by Maria Lattila | Jan 03, 2024 | Feature

Even after the success of films like Barbie and Five Nights At Freddy’s, 2024 finds women left on the side lines again.

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Anne Hathaway reckons it was 'lucky' her Barbie movie never got made

by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2023 | News

In the halcyon days of 2017, Anne Hathaway was attached to Sony's Barbie movie. You'll be surprised to hear it never came out....

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Barbie | Greta Gerwig doesn't rule out Ken spin-off

by James Harvey | Dec 06, 2023 | News

Barbie director Greta Gerwig doesn't not say there might be a Ken spin-off movie... But she doesn't not say there won't be one, either. Hope that's...

Margot Robbie in the Barbie movie, not filmed in Sunderland

Jeremy Hunt: "Let's have a Sunderland Barbie"

by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2023 | News

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the construction of a major film studio in the UK's north east is under discussion, with mention of Barbie...

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The Marvels | Has streaming killed three-star movies?

by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2023 | Feature, News

As The Marvels struggles at the box office, we wonder whether there are signs that audiences are willing to wait for certain films to appear on...

Greta Gerwig, soon to make a Narnia film

Narnia | Greta Gerwig 'breaking' seven book arc down for upcoming film

by Dan Cooper | Nov 10, 2023 | News

It looks like Gerwig's planned Narnia films will compress the entire seven book arc, perhaps even into the two films she's signed to make....

The top 41 must-see movies of 2023

by Film Stories | Oct 24, 2023 | Feature

2023 promises to be quite the year for movies - and we've brought together our list of the must-see films of the next 12 months....

Barbie confirmed for UK DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in October

by Simon Brew | Oct 05, 2023 | News

Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and that Gosling fella, is getting a physical media release in the UK this October. Details......

Barbie vs Oppenheimer at the UK box office

UK box office down 88% on Barbenheimer peak

by Dan Cooper | Sep 26, 2023 | News

The Hollywood strike's end offers hope in the longer term, but UK cinemas are back in the box office doldrums following the peak of Barbie and Oppenheimer.

Why Oppenheimer’s delayed home release isn't all good news

by Maria Lattila | Sep 22, 2023 | Feature

According to reports, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer won’t be available to buy or rent until November. We have some thoughts.

UK’s Leavesden studio lot will become a DC Studios hub by 2027

by Maria Lattila | Sep 22, 2023 | News

James Gunn and Peter Safran are getting ready to make the Leavesden studio lot in the UK DC’s main production home.

Taylor Swift movie could have $150m opening weekend, no studio involved

by Dan Cooper | Sep 07, 2023 | News

Taylor Swift's tour movie is anticipated to have a huge opening despite not having a distribution partner. Could this shape the industry?...

Warner Bros Discovery predicts strikes will cause $300-500m losses

by Dan Cooper | Sep 06, 2023 | News

Warner Bros Discovery once said ongoing strikes saved it $100m - but now it's done a bit of an about turn there....

Barbie available to buy and rent digitally from 12 September

by Lauren Miles | Sep 05, 2023 | News

Greta Gerwig's Barbie, which has become Warner Bros highest grossing film ever, is being released digitally on 12th September....

After all the noise, we’ve just had the best summer of movies in years

by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2023 | Feature

When was the last time we had six terrific, big, mainstream films in the same summer season? It'll be a while til we see a summer like this again......