Amy Schumer in Talks to Star in 'Barbie' Movie From Sony
Amy Schumer will star in Sonys live-action Barbie movie.
Mattel and producers Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Amy Pascal have teamed up for the project, which will try to put a contemporary spin on beauty, feminism and identity.
A year ago, Sony hired three scribes to pen separate screenplays, with the studio picking Hilary Winstons idea and script to work off of. It is expected that Schumer will rewrite the script with her sister, Kim Caramele.
A search for a director is also underway.
The Barbie doll, launched in March 1959 by El Segundo, Calif.-based Mattel, is one of the biggest toy brands in the world, bringing in $3 billion annually. But its a brand that has had to address issues of self-image and race in modern times.
The feature, with Schumer in the lead, will try to address those in a story that begins in a perfect land of Barbies, where one woman slowly awakens to the fact that she doesnt fit in. She is expelled from the idealistic land and journeys to the real world, where she discovers that being unique is an asset.
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Amy Schumer will star in Sonys live-action Barbie movie.
Mattel and producers Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Amy Pascal have teamed up for the project, which will try to put a contemporary spin on beauty, feminism and identity.
A year ago, Sony hired three scribes to pen separate screenplays, with the studio picking Hilary Winstons idea and script to work off of. It is expected that Schumer will rewrite the script with her sister, Kim Caramele.
A search for a director is also underway.
The Barbie doll, launched in March 1959 by El Segundo, Calif.-based Mattel, is one of the biggest toy brands in the world, bringing in $3 billion annually. But its a brand that has had to address issues of self-image and race in modern times.
The feature, with Schumer in the lead, will try to address those in a story that begins in a perfect land of Barbies, where one woman slowly awakens to the fact that she doesnt fit in. She is expelled from the idealistic land and journeys to the real world, where she discovers that being unique is an asset.