It’s no longer just a Barbie world — Mattel’s Polly Pocket toy is now getting the live-action blockbuster treatment.On the heels of Barbie’s 2023 movie success — the Warner Bros.
film earned $162 million in its opening weekend — news of the upcoming Polly Pocket film has become even more prominent. The film, however, was initially announced in summer 2021.“First of all, they are two of my favorite ladies ever,” Robbie Brenner told Variety in July 2023 of Lily Collins and Lena Dunham, who are set to star and direct the project, respectively. “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.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesBrenner — who produced Barbie and runs Mattel Films — added: “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.”Scroll down for everything to know about the Polly Pocket movie:The movie is reportedly about “a young girl and a pocket-sized woman who form a friendship.” The film, which is the first live-action version of Polly Pocket, will look to the ‘90s version of the toy for inspiration.
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