The world could have moved on to “Glicked,” however Barbenheimer’s 2023 box-office reign nonetheless looms giant over Hollywood. Oppenheimer took dwelling a slew of Oscars, together with Greatest Image, however what about that different coveted prize many have needed for Barbie: a sequel? Again when the hype was at its most pink and intense, writer-director Greta Gerwig didn’t sound too interested. However that hasn’t stopped rumors, together with a brand new one at this time, teasing a Barbie 2 sooner or later.
The Hollywood Reporter cites a “well-placed supply” in saying that Gerwig and co-writer Noah Baumbach have “hatched an concept for the sequel, having already introduced it to Warner Bros. Whereas it’s stated to be in ‘early phases,’ it’s understood that discovering the story has opened the door for deal speak which, once more, is early, one other supply with direct data confirms.”
Don’t enable your self to get even a bit of excited, although. Together with these two tidbits of information got here two sturdy denials. Gerwig and Baumbach’s rep stated “there is no such thing as a legitimacy to this reporting,” whereas a Warner Bros. consultant stated THR’s “reporting is inaccurate.”
There are, as anticipated, zero additional particulars, together with whether or not Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, together with different forged members, would possibly return for a follow-up. Late final yr Gerwig said there was sufficient materials generated from the writing of the unique script for a whole Ken spin-off, however there’s no manner of understanding what route Barbie 2—if Barbie 2 ever even occurs—would possibly take.
That stated, you possibly can’t blame whoever’s placing these rumors on the market for making an attempt to hype up a sequel, actual or imagined, to the billion-dollar hit. Mattel might be not going to rake in that sort of money with that View-Master movie it’s making an attempt to make, for example.
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