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Barbie: Hari Nef Joins The Cast Of The Greta Gerwig Film
Barbie's impressive cast keeps growing as Hari Nef (And Just Like That…) has hopped aboard Just a couple days ago, when filming began, it was announced that Will Ferrell has joined the cast as the CEO of a toy company He joins Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, America Ferrera, and Kate McKinnon in one[...]
Barbie Filming Is Underway, Will Ferrell Joins The Cast
Barbie has begun filming, and it was announced as principal photography begins that Will Ferrell has joined the cast as the CEO of a toy company He joins Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, America Ferrera, and Kate McKinnon in one of the best casts any production could ever hope for[...]
You Can Own Early Amanda Conner Marvel Art With This Barbie Cover
Now, let's take a glimpse into Conner's history with this special Heritage Auction listing that ticks back the clock to 1993. Amanda Conner and Jeff Albrecht Barbie #28 Cover Original Art Credit: Heritage Amanda Conner and Jeff Albrecht Barbie #28 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1993). Barbie shows her love of painting on this cover featuring the pop culture[...]
Mattel Honors 12 Global Female Role Models with New Barbie Collection
Barbie is going global as Mattel celebrates International Women's Day with a new global campaign to inspire the next generation of female leaders The campaign will consist of honoring 12 iconic female role models from around the world with their own Barbie dolls From Founders, CEO's, teachers, and much more, these women deserve their spot[...]
Simu Liu attends 18th Annual Unforgettable Gala at The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, CA on December 14, 2019. Editorial credit: Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com
Barbie's live-action film is becoming the event picture of some time Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, and now Simu Liu is joining director Greta Gerwig for the film, which was written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Read all that again My god, this is the hipster cast of the decade for a film so[...]
America Ferrera
Barbie's live-action film with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling just added America Ferrera to the cast Greta Gerwig is directing the film, from a script by herself and Noah Baumbach Let all of that sink in for a second. Deadline had the news of the casting coming through for a role that has not been made public[...]
Mattel Reveals New Barbie Inspiring Women Doll with Ida B. Wells
Mattel's Inspiring Woman Series combines history and iconic women with the just as iconic Barbie doll line Paying tribute to her courage and legacy, Ida B Wells is ready for her close-up with this 13" tall and highly detailed doll Staying true to the Barbie name, this collectible features real fabric clothing, standard articulation, and[...]
Barbie Launching Special Edition Top Gun: Maverick Barbie Doll
Barbie has revealed a special editor Barbie doll in preparation for the release of the upcoming Tom Cruise movie, Top Gun: Maverick Natasha "Phoenix" Trace is ready to feel the need for speed with this incredible design that captures the iconic Barbie format with the false of Top Gun She will feature her Maverick pilot[...]
Barbie Star Margot Robbie: "Whatever You're Thinking, It's Not That."
If you were to think about a project that would have Hollywood buzzing and people excited, you probably wouldn't think of Barbie, yet here we are It's a project that has been in varying forms of development hell for many years and has gone through several stars Back in January 2019, it was announced that[...]
Elton John and Mattel Unite for New Limited Edition Barbie
The legendary pianist, composer, singer, and songwriter Elton John is back as he teams up with Barbie That's right, Elton John is getting his very own unique Barbie Dolls, and she is The One fans have been looking for This limited edition collecting pays tribute to the singer's unique style as she wears rainbow-striped platform[...]
Funko Announces New Line of Pop Vinyls: Retro Toys
There will also be three Mattel Barbie Funko Pops that are dressed for success. On top of a Funko Pop wave of Retro Toys, there will also be two Pop Keychains and Mystery Minis The Mystery Minis is backed with more characters that the Pop wave like Cobra, Mr Monopoly, and a nice variety of Mr[...]
The Star Wars x Barbie Collection from Mattel Stormtrooper
Last year Mattel showed off its new line of Barbie Star Wars figures We got to see R2-D2, Darth Vader, and Princess Leia all get the VIP treatment They were all pretty popular and with May the 4th not too far in the past Mattel has revealed a second wave First up on the walkway[...]
Barbie And Star Wars Team Up For New Figures
Barbie has had some very creative crossover collaborations since their creation but this time these figures are out of this world Star Wars and Mattel are teaming up to release a new series of Barbie figures Three figures have been announced: Darth Vader, R2-D2 and the princess herself Princess Leia Unlike other figures though, two[...]
Mattel Releasing Mulder, Scully Barbies for 'The X-Files' 25th Anniversary
The X-Files fans of a certain age will no doubt recall the first time toymaker Mattel released a pair of Barbies based on the iconic FBI duo of Special Agent Fox Mulder and Special Agent Dr Dana Scully The partners were of course played in the Chris Carter-created FOX series created by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson,[...]
The Toys That Made Us Returns Announcement
Joe, Masters of the Universe, and Barbie toy lines The episodes go over the development fo the lines and feature interviews with collectors and the people who made the toys themselves This batch of episodes will have looks at Transformers, LEGO, Hello Kitty, and Star Trek. We have previously speculated and picked what episodes we would[...]
Mattel Releases New Barbie Collections For International Women's Day
Mattel, the makers of Barbie, conducted a survey of 8,000 mothers around the globe and found that 86% are worried about the kind of role models their daughters are exposed to This caused the company to take a look at their current line of dolls and come up with a pretty great new crop of[...]
tomb raider Barbie
The woman of many jobs, Barbie, is going out treasure hunting as Lara Croft. Mattel has the new Tomb Raider Barbie, which is based on Alicia Vikander's upcoming portrayal of the iconic action hero The news hit first thanks to an IGN exclusive. Mattel unveiled the doll at the Mattel Collector event during the New York Toy Fair yesterday[...]
weekly
The Weekly Static is our righteously desperate-yet-endearing look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets from what an interesting, unique and entertaining perspective. At least that's how it reads on paper - let's see how it goes...
toys that made us
Collectors and fans will no doubt have moments of pure nostalgia with the intercutting of vintage commercials along with the talk segments.  My suggestion would be to watch this episode last out of the 4 available. Kevin Smith tweeted out a screenshot of the second episode, about Barbie and Mattel, featuring former Mattel CEO Jill Barad and her….interesting….sculpture. [...]
Ken Doll Gets A Modern Makeover From Mattel, Love That Man Bun!
The Ken doll has remained (largely) unchanged since his inception into Mattel's Barbie line more than five decades ago That is to say, he has had many styles of outfits and accessories, but Ken himself has been the same blue-eyed, white, dome-haired dude forever That is all about to change. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:[...]
Amy Schumer To Play 'Barbie' In A Live Action Film
Today in 'well I didn't know what was a thing' news Deadline has reported that Amy Schumer is in negotiations to play Barbie in a movie based on the toyline The movie is set to start production in summer of 2018 and it appears that Schumer and her sister Kim Caramele take a look at[...]
Gal Gadot Wonder Woman Barbie Revealed
DC and Mattel have revealed through USA Today a new Wonder Woman Barbie based on the Gal Gadot version of the character from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The new collectible is a Comic-Con exclusive and will be available for $80 It can be pre-ordered at MattyCollector.com starting June 17th. The description of the figure from[...]