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‘Barney’s World’ Animated Reboot Lands at Cartoon Network and Max
The reimagining of the 1990s kids’ classic will be part of the 2024 lineup on Cartoonito, Cartoon Network’s preschool block
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‘Barney’ Sets 2024 Reboot With New Animated Series
The famous (and infamous) purple dinosaur will get a new look along with a multimedia franchise relaunch next year
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Mattel Sets 2 Live-Action ‘American Girl’ Specials at HBO Max and Cartoon Network
The first special will star Miya Cech as Corinne Tan, American Girl’s 2022 Girl of the Year
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‘Barbie: It Takes Two’ Animated Series Reunites Malibu and Brooklyn Barbie (Exclusive Trailer Debut)
Exclusive photos and a trailer from the upcoming Netflix series
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Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz Shares the ‘Hardest Thing’ in Adapting Toys for TV and Film
And why many-decades-old IP like Major Matt Mason is just now making a splash in Hollywood
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Live-Action ‘Christmas Balloon’ Movie in the Works at Mattel Films
Gabriela Revilla Lugo (“A Million Little Things”) will write the original screenplay based on a true story
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Ryan Gosling in Talks to Play Ken Opposite Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’ Movie
Actor will be playing a living doll in the upcoming Warner Bros. film
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Former NBCU Exec Phil Breman to Oversee Live-Action Development for Mattel TV
Breman will have oversight of both scripted and unscripted content
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‘Barbie Universe’: Inside the 62-Year-Old Doll’s Expansion Into Movies, Streaming and Instagram
“We are always looking for new expressions of the brand … everything is on the table,” one Mattel executive says
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Culture
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Lena Dunham to Direct Live-Action Polly Pocket Film, Lily Collins to Star
Dunham will also write the screenplay
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Vin Diesel to Develop and Star in Live-Action ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots’ Movie for Universal and Mattel
“To take the classic Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em game, with Mattel as my partner, and align it with the kind of world building, franchise making success we have had with Universal, is truly exciting,” Diesel says
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‘Barbie Fashion Battle’ Doll-Clothes Competition Series in the Works at Mattel Television
Show will feature designers creating “miniature high-fashion collections” for Barbie that are “presented in cinematic reveal sequences”
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‘Thomas & Friends,’ Film About Iconic Blue Engine, in the Works at Mattel
Mattel and 2Dux² are collaborating on the feature film based on the beloved franchise
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‘Wishbone’ Feature Film in the Works From Universal Pictures and Mattel
The beloved PBS show followed the Jack Russell terrier, who took viewers on adventures through some of the most famous and cherished literary moments in history
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‘The Daily Show’ Imagines Bad Guy Action Figures Inspired by Real-Life Coronavirus Bad Guys (Video)
Bit is a response to news of action figures based on IRL heroes like doctors and grocery store workers
