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Fresh off the massive success of &ldquo;Barbie&rdquo;, which grossed more than $200 million at the domestic box office, Mattel, the toy manufacturing company behind the famed Barbie dolls, is looking forward to capitalizing on the recent success of the movie by turning more of their properties into follow-up movies to Greta Gerwig&rsquo;s &ldquo;Barbie&rdquo;.
In a recent interview with <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/barbie-sequel-mattel-films-barney-hot-wheels-1235680302/">Variety</a>, the new CEO of Mattel, Ynon Kreiz, talked about her vision of turning the decade-old toy manufacturing company into an IP-driven machine, with a cinematic universe that includes 14 projects in development that includes &ldquo;Barney&rdquo;, &ldquo;American Girl&rdquo;, &ldquo;Thomas and Friends&rdquo;, and most notably &ldquo;Polly Pocket&rdquo;.
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Kreiz confirmed that there&rsquo;s a &ldquo;great&rdquo; script for &ldquo;Polly Pocket&rdquo;, written by Lena Dunham, who will also be directing the movie, and &ldquo;Emily in Paris&rdquo; star, Lily Collins is slated to play the lead, Ynon Kreiz, said, &ldquo;First of all, they are two of my favorite ladies ever, It&rsquo;s been an amazing collaboration. Lena is so collaborative and rolls up her sleeves and really likes to roll around in notes and listen. She&rsquo;s incredible. Lily is so smart and so specific and so productorial. It&rsquo;s just been an incredible collaboration, so we are thrilled about it. Hopefully, we&rsquo;ll be making that at some point in the future&rdquo;.
Another project that is currently in development for Mattel is &ldquo;Barney&rdquo;, which was described by Mattel Films Executive, Kevin McKeon, in an interview with <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/10/after-barbie-mattel-is-raiding-its-entire-toybox">The New Yorker</a>, as &ldquo;surrealistic&rdquo; in the same vein as Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze films. The movie stars Oscar-winning actor, Daniel Kaluuya and will offer a fresh and more modernized take on the beloved purple dinosaur.

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