Barbie V. Bratz: CBS Studios Acquires ‘You Don’t Own Me’ Book About Dark Side Of Doll Wars For Series Development
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Besides sweeping the U.S. — and the world — this summer’s blockbuster phenom Barbie introduced fans to the creator of the hugely popular doll, Ruth Handler, who was played in the movie by Rhea Perlman.
A potential TV series looks to go deeper into Handler’s story. In a move, which I hear came before the July release of Barbie as well as the May start of the WGA strike, CBS Studios has acquired for series development “You Don’t Own Me: How Mattel V.
MGA Entertainment Exposed Barbie’s Dark Side,” a book by UCSD law professor Orly Lobel, which follows the parallel journeys of Barbie creator Ruth Handler and Bratz creator Carter Bryant.
Bratz, the billion-dollar, anti-establishment rival to the all-American Barbie, originated when Bryant began designing the dolls during time off from his job at Mattel, where he designed outfits for Barbie.
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