Following Hasbro’s model, Mattel’s making a live-action Barbie movie

Matt Townsend

01/08/2019

MATTEL INTENDS TO make a live action Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie. / BLOOMBERG NEWS

After more than a decade of trying, Mattel Inc. is making another run at taking Barbie to the big screen. A live-action film based on the toymaker’s biggest brand will star Margot Robbie, who was nominated for an Academy Award last year for her role in “I, Tonya.” Mattel Films - a division created last…

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