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Barbie vs Oppenheimer
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It’s NOT wine, it’s BLOOD!
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
We’re not having any arguments about trans issues on this thread, please.
ska invita
back on the other side
Supposedly there's an avalanche of retro toy film tie ins coming and supposedly these are slated
Barney
Producer: Daniel Kaluuya
The iconic purple dinosaur will inspire a live-action film that Mattel has previously described as an “A24-type” of “surrealistic” movie. Now, Brenner divulges a few more details, telling Variety, “I don’t know that it’s necessarily going to be darker. It’s just going to be unique — more of like a ‘Being John Malkovich’ or an ‘Adaptation,'” she says, referencing the 1999 and 2002 Spike Jonze films.
“Any movie that has Barney is not certainly going to be straightforward,” Brenner adds. Referencing the Seth MacFarlane comedies, she quips: “We’re not making ‘Ted.’ You know what I mean?”
Reciting the famous “Barney” song (“I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family”), the Mattel exec says the upcoming film will be about “identity and finding who you love and who feels alienated” and “what does it all mean?” Brenner says the film will “be more adult and have adult themes — and sort of be a little bit off-kilter.”
Polly Pocket
Studio: MGM
Star: Lily Collins
Writer/Director: Lena Dunham
The “Emily In Paris” star will star as the micro-doll in a family comedy written and directed by the “Girls” creator.
Brenner confirms to Variety that there is a script, which she enthusiastically describes as a “great” script. “First of all, they are two of my favorite ladies ever,” Brenner says of Collins and Dunham. “It’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’s incredible. Lily is so smart and so specific and so productorial. It’s just been an incredible collaboration, so we are thrilled about it. Hopefully, we’ll be making that at some point in the future.”
Hot Wheels
Studio: Warner Bros.
Producer: JJ Abrams
The top-selling toy in the world will be brought to life in a film that features cars, monster trucks and motorcycles.
Abrams has described the adaptation as “grounded and gritty.” Brenner tells Variety that his words mean that the film will have “real characters that you can relate to, that are three-dimensional, that have emotional journeys.” She adds, “Look at any J.J. Abrams movie. All of his movies have an incredible story and incredible characters. That was something that was important to him — to make a movie that’s not just going to be fun and exciting, but that has real emotion and real stakes to it.”
Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots
Studio: Universal
Star: Vin Diesel
Writer: Ryan Engle
The “Fast & Furious” star will lead a feature based on Mattel’s tabletop game of battling robots. “Vin is excited,” Brenner says. “We’re working on developing a script and we’re all very excited about it.”
American Girl
A family comedy is in development, based on the world of dolls, content and experiences that Mattel says “help girls grow with confidence and develop character.” Brenner is tight-lipped, but promises, “We have something great in the works.”
Magic 8 Ball
A film adaptation of the Magic 8 Ball will “probably be a PG-13 thriller,” Brenner teases.
Masters of the Universe
A story around the superhero He-Man has been in development at numerous homes over the years. Mattel is still hoping to turn the world of beloved characters into an action-adventure flick that has the potential to explode into a mega-franchise. But Variety exclusively reported that Mattel is now shopping for a new buyer for “Masters of the Universe,” after Netflix dropped the project. The property was strapped with millions in development costs from its past lives at other studios. It had most recently attached filmmaking duo the Nee brothers, and “West Side Story” actor Kyle Allen to star as He-Man. (For more on “Masters of the Universe,” read here.)
Major Matt Mason
Star: Tom Hanks
Writer: Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon
Hanks will star as the Mattel astronaut action figure from the 1960s who lives and works on the moon.
UNO
Writer: Marcy Kelly
The top-performing card game in the world will now become a movie.
Wishbone
Studio: Universal
Producer: Peter Farrelly
The literary Jack Russell terrier who became famous on PBS in the ‘90s will now star in his own family-friendly adventure comedy, produced by the “Dumb & Dumber” filmmaker.
Matchbox
Studio: Skydance
Writer: David Coggeshall
An action movie will be based on the legendary toy cars that were invented in 1953.
Thomas & Friends
Director: Marc Forster
The “World War Z” and “Monster’s Ball” director will helm a fantasy film based on the children’s animated train series.
View Master
Long before VR, there was the picture viewer that was invented in 1939. Now, an adventure film will be based on the classic toy.
Christmas Balloon
Writer: Gabriela Revilla Lugo
Producer: Chris Lemos
Not based on a toy but based on a true story of when Mattel donated toys to help make a young girl’s dream come true after she tied her Christmas list to a balloon that was found by a grieving couple who worked with the toy company to fulfill the girl’s wishes. Mattel looks to produce a family drama drawing from the story.
Barney
Producer: Daniel Kaluuya
The iconic purple dinosaur will inspire a live-action film that Mattel has previously described as an “A24-type” of “surrealistic” movie. Now, Brenner divulges a few more details, telling Variety, “I don’t know that it’s necessarily going to be darker. It’s just going to be unique — more of like a ‘Being John Malkovich’ or an ‘Adaptation,'” she says, referencing the 1999 and 2002 Spike Jonze films.
“Any movie that has Barney is not certainly going to be straightforward,” Brenner adds. Referencing the Seth MacFarlane comedies, she quips: “We’re not making ‘Ted.’ You know what I mean?”
Reciting the famous “Barney” song (“I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family”), the Mattel exec says the upcoming film will be about “identity and finding who you love and who feels alienated” and “what does it all mean?” Brenner says the film will “be more adult and have adult themes — and sort of be a little bit off-kilter.”
Polly Pocket
Studio: MGM
Star: Lily Collins
Writer/Director: Lena Dunham
The “Emily In Paris” star will star as the micro-doll in a family comedy written and directed by the “Girls” creator.
Brenner confirms to Variety that there is a script, which she enthusiastically describes as a “great” script. “First of all, they are two of my favorite ladies ever,” Brenner says of Collins and Dunham. “It’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’s incredible. Lily is so smart and so specific and so productorial. It’s just been an incredible collaboration, so we are thrilled about it. Hopefully, we’ll be making that at some point in the future.”
Hot Wheels
Studio: Warner Bros.
Producer: JJ Abrams
The top-selling toy in the world will be brought to life in a film that features cars, monster trucks and motorcycles.
Abrams has described the adaptation as “grounded and gritty.” Brenner tells Variety that his words mean that the film will have “real characters that you can relate to, that are three-dimensional, that have emotional journeys.” She adds, “Look at any J.J. Abrams movie. All of his movies have an incredible story and incredible characters. That was something that was important to him — to make a movie that’s not just going to be fun and exciting, but that has real emotion and real stakes to it.”
Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots
Studio: Universal
Star: Vin Diesel
Writer: Ryan Engle
The “Fast & Furious” star will lead a feature based on Mattel’s tabletop game of battling robots. “Vin is excited,” Brenner says. “We’re working on developing a script and we’re all very excited about it.”
American Girl
A family comedy is in development, based on the world of dolls, content and experiences that Mattel says “help girls grow with confidence and develop character.” Brenner is tight-lipped, but promises, “We have something great in the works.”
Magic 8 Ball
A film adaptation of the Magic 8 Ball will “probably be a PG-13 thriller,” Brenner teases.
Masters of the Universe
A story around the superhero He-Man has been in development at numerous homes over the years. Mattel is still hoping to turn the world of beloved characters into an action-adventure flick that has the potential to explode into a mega-franchise. But Variety exclusively reported that Mattel is now shopping for a new buyer for “Masters of the Universe,” after Netflix dropped the project. The property was strapped with millions in development costs from its past lives at other studios. It had most recently attached filmmaking duo the Nee brothers, and “West Side Story” actor Kyle Allen to star as He-Man. (For more on “Masters of the Universe,” read here.)
Major Matt Mason
Star: Tom Hanks
Writer: Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon
Hanks will star as the Mattel astronaut action figure from the 1960s who lives and works on the moon.
UNO
Writer: Marcy Kelly
The top-performing card game in the world will now become a movie.
Wishbone
Studio: Universal
Producer: Peter Farrelly
The literary Jack Russell terrier who became famous on PBS in the ‘90s will now star in his own family-friendly adventure comedy, produced by the “Dumb & Dumber” filmmaker.
Matchbox
Studio: Skydance
Writer: David Coggeshall
An action movie will be based on the legendary toy cars that were invented in 1953.
Thomas & Friends
Director: Marc Forster
The “World War Z” and “Monster’s Ball” director will helm a fantasy film based on the children’s animated train series.
View Master
Long before VR, there was the picture viewer that was invented in 1939. Now, an adventure film will be based on the classic toy.
Christmas Balloon
Writer: Gabriela Revilla Lugo
Producer: Chris Lemos
Not based on a toy but based on a true story of when Mattel donated toys to help make a young girl’s dream come true after she tied her Christmas list to a balloon that was found by a grieving couple who worked with the toy company to fulfill the girl’s wishes. Mattel looks to produce a family drama drawing from the story.
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souljacker
innit
Magic 8 ball lol
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
That will be in Barbie the sequel.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Given they did feature cellulite, who knows?
(Though there won't be one. Not with the stars and Greta Gerwig, anyway).
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
I look forward to seeing none of them
ska invita
back on the other side
even if theyre brilliant take downs of consumerism?
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
I’ll learn how to torrent and watch them that way then, my own personal takedown of consumerism
ska invita
back on the other side
the most hollywood lickspittle review ive yet read
weeklyworker.co.uk
(interesting history in there whether you agree or not)
Celebrating a mass murderer - Weekly Worker
Christopher Nolan (screenplay/director) <i>Oppenheimer</i> Universal Pictures, general release
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
I went to a subtitled/closed caption showing (at our local cinema, not on IMAX) and didn't have any problems
(And am very grateful to cinemas that do these showings)
Having difficulty understanding the dialogue is basically my life
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
All the Barbie hot takes/overthinking you could possibly desire, and then some:
www.nplusonemag.com
Who Was Barbie? | A. S. Hamrah, Ari M. Brostoff, Christine Smallwood, Lisa Borst, Cecilia Corrigan, Jon Dieringer, Jasmine Sanders, Arielle Isack, Mark Krotov
My mind was racing with questions like, Why is there a transfemme Barbie but no transmasc Ken? Did I just pay $17.50 to witness the spectacle of capital subsuming dissent? Have the filmmakers deliberately cast “Weird Barbie” with an actress who dated Bari Weiss and played “Hallelujah” on the...
www.nplusonemag.com
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
All the Barbie hot takes/overthinking you could possibly desire, and then some:
Who Was Barbie? | A. S. Hamrah, Ari M. Brostoff, Christine Smallwood, Lisa Borst, Cecilia Corrigan, Jon Dieringer, Jasmine Sanders, Arielle Isack, Mark Krotov
My mind was racing with questions like, Why is there a transfemme Barbie but no transmasc Ken? Did I just pay $17.50 to witness the spectacle of capital subsuming dissent? Have the filmmakers deliberately cast “Weird Barbie” with an actress who dated Bari Weiss and played “Hallelujah” on the...
Made it to para six.
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
Would be reasonable if someone has difficulty making it through the whole thing without a toilet break.
Raheem
Well-Known Member
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Another view:
www.full-stop.net
The Insidious Faux-Feminism of Barbie
It wasn’t until Barbie left Barbie Land that the proverbial needle skipped for me. I didn’t watch the Barbie Movie expecting a feminist film. I never imagined the need to critique it as such. But the Barbie Movie has proclaimed itself a feminist film, and so must be critiqued in this light.
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Grown adults are overrated, tbf
Yossarian
Get thee behind me, Santa
Barbie Oppenheimer is having a weird summer
www.nme.com
There's a woman called Barbie Oppenheimer – and she's been having a difficult time
A woman named Barbara “Barbie” Oppenheimer is having a tough time being taken seriously.
www.nme.com
Poor Things with Emma Stone is the feminist critique of modern social relations that Barbie threatened to be..
Also Barbie is a bit shit on the second watch, but fuck-me Chris Nolan’s films (the second time around after the novelty wears off) are like having the worst kind of discomfort from trapped gas; no actually, that bloated feeling from trapped gas is actually less unpleasant
Also Barbie is a bit shit on the second watch, but fuck-me Chris Nolan’s films (the second time around after the novelty wears off) are like having the worst kind of discomfort from trapped gas; no actually, that bloated feeling from trapped gas is actually less unpleasant
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Only just released in Japan. The Hiroshima audience didn't seem impressed
Oppenheimer arrives in Japan - so what do they think?
The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil spoke with Hiroshima residents who saw the film for the first time today.
www.bbc.co.uk
A380 is a tightly-wound, bloviating tosspot and nowhere near as good a our (genuine) resident airman Mr. Two Hats
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
The audience we were in yesterday seemed to be into it. But I can completely understand the controversy, especially with the scenes of celebration for creating what was to be used for war crimes.Only just released in Japan. The Hiroshima audience didn't seem impressed
Oppenheimer arrives in Japan - so what do they think?
The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil spoke with Hiroshima residents who saw the film for the first time today.www.bbc.co.uk
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
I’ll watch Paddington. But I’ve no intention of watching Gladiator.
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