Barbie: Last News

It’s the question on the lips of countless moviegoers: who will be the next James Bond? Since Daniel Craig took his final bow as 007 in 2021’s “No Time To Die,” there’s been tons of speculation on who will don the spy’s tuxedo and wield his Walther PPK. And despite some clamor for a female Bond, it’s (mostly) British actors who have had rumors swirling about their names.

Barbie star Kingsley Ben-Adir should play the next James Bond, according to director Greta Gerwig.Appearing on Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast to discuss her record-breaking film about the iconic Mattel doll, Gerwig detailed how Ben-Adir was “so funny” in the role of Basketball Ken, while also praising his classical acting skills.Gerwig described the scene near the end of the film where Ryan Gosling’s Ken gifts his faux-fur jacket to Ben-Adir’s Ken, who then turns around to his fellow Kens and delivers an inspiring speech as their apparent new leader.“He can do anything, and is a very proper, trained British actor,” Gerwig said. “He can do the [Laurence] Olivier voice, so we had versions where he turned around and it was British.

When it was announced that Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig were co-writing “Barbie,” with the latter taking on the directing gig as well, people were confused. Those are not the two names you’d associate with a massive IP-driven blockbuster film.

Barbie was a “terrible idea”.At a special screening at the Writers Guild Of America West headquarters, Baumbach appeared with his wife and Barbie director Greta Gerwig. Baumbach, who missed the Barbie press tour due to the WGA strike, was able to give his first interview about the $1.4 billion-grossing film, as per Variety. Despite Barbie’s global success and critical acclaim, Baumbach didn’t always feel hopeful about the prospect of the movie.

Barbie film has led to a major spike in sales for the toy for its manufacturer Mattel.Greta Gerwig’s film was released in July this year, and has since become the highest grossing film ever directed by a solo female director and the highest grossing film ever released by Warner Bros., having brought in over $1.4 billion (£1.2 billion).One knock-on effect has been that from July to September, as reported by the BBC, sales of Barbie toys increased by 16 per cent compared with the equivalent window in 2022, lifting the company to its first quarter of sales growth in a year.“Our strategy is serving us well,” said Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz in a message to investors. “We are very well positioned competitively and expect a strong holiday season.”Mattel had previously said that it hoped to receive a $125 million (£103 million) boost from the film, most of which has already been realised.

By the time you read this, the world will probably know what songs Warner Bros. has decided to submit from “Barbie” for Original Song Oscar consideration.

Barbie is undoubtedly the film of the year, breaking box office records and providing a cinema event unprecedented in recent years with ‘Barbenheimer’.With Halloween rolling around soon, it feels like a natural choice for millions of costumes around the world for this year’s spooky season.Predictably, Google Trends has named it the most popular costume being searched for in 2023. In a list of popular Halloween costumes called the ‘Frightgeist‘, Barbie came in at number one.

Halloween costumes on TikTok in 2023, according to a new study.In a list compiled by BonusInsider using search data across Google and TikTok, Barbie came out on top as the most popular costume for women with 48.6 per cent search popularity.This was followed by Wednesday Addams with 23.26 per cent, with others in the top five including Doja Cat Demon, The Little Mermaid and M3GAN.For men, Ken was the most searched for Halloween costume with 51.4 per cent, followed by Robert J. Oppenheimer with 18.09 per cent.Others in the top five include The Mandalorian, Super Mario and Donald Trump.Barbie has become the highest-grossing movie of the year worldwide, beating The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Oppenheimer and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3.

Barbie is reportedly the most searched Halloween costume of 2023 in the US, according to Google Trends.In a list of popular Halloween costumes called the ‘Frightgeist‘ released by Google Trends, Barbie came in at number one. Plenty of movie franchise characters also made the list, with Marvel’s Spider-Man at number three, Netflix‘s Wednesday Addams at sixth place, and Princess Peach from the Super Mario Bros Movie taking the 13th slot.Only two musicians managed to make the Frightgeist list: Taylor Swift, who came in at number 22, and Beyoncé, whose ‘Renaissance‘ aesthetic was the 46th most searched costume.

Pete Davidson sang in a Barbie spoof sketch on Saturday Night Live‘s season premiere addressing the comedian’s recent controversies – watch the clip below.The SNL alumni returned to Studio 8H to host the first episode of the show’s 49th season last night (October 14). Davidson appeared in a spoof remake of ‘I’m Just Ken’ from the Barbie movie (a scene which was nearly cut from the original film).Singing morosely from a plastic-pink Barbie dreamhouse littered with bongs and drinks, Davidson began by referencing the lukewarm reception to his new show Bupkis: “No one cares about the work I do,” he crooned.

John Carpenter has said that he is still in shock after watching the Barbie movie this summer.The Halloween director opened up about watching the film to Los Angeles Times saying parts of Greta Gerwig’s record-breaking film “went right over my head.”He went on to say that he watched the movie at home, not in the cinema, and that he loved Margot Robbie’s performance, deeming it “fabulous”.He told the publication: “I watched Barbie. I can’t believe I watched Barbie. It’s just not my generation.

Barbie stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are reuniting for a new film.As per Games Radar, The duo are going to working together on an Ocean’s 11 prequel that is being helmed by Robbie’s production company, LuckyChap Entertainment.Few details are known about the project, but it is being directed by Jay Roach, who also directed Austin Powers. It’s said to be set in ’60s Europe.Producer Josey McNamara opened up a little more about the project at the BFI London film festival to Games Radar, saying: “I can’t really say much…but I think we’re just trying to do right by the franchise.

Three things are true. Everyone has an opinion on “Barbie,” you’re in a fantastic position if everyone is talking about your film (hello, Oscars),  and old, cantankerous DGAF filmmakers make for excellent copy.

committing theft?“Barbie” stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are expected to reunite for the first time since starring in the hit Warner Brothers film, which has grossed nearly $1.43 billion at the box office. It was revealed by Games Radar that Robbie, 33, and Gosling, 43.

Martin Scorsese has said the simultaneous release of Barbie and Oppenheimer was a “wonderful” thing for cinema.The director discussed the “Barbenheimer” phenomena during an interview with the Hindustan Times, saying that it offered “hope” for a different kind of film landscape.“I do think that combination of Oppenheimer and Barbie was something special,” Scorsese said. “It seemed to be, I hate that word, but the perfect storm.

“I’m Just Ken” musical number in the hit “Barbie” after studio execs questioned the necessity of the scene.“It just said in the script, ‘And then it becomes a dream ballet and they work it out through dance,'” Gerwig, 40, said during the BFI London Film Festival, according to Variety. The iconic scene comes at the film’s climax as the Kens — led by Gosling, 42, and Simu Liu, 34 — begin to fight each other on the beach before dancing it out.According to Gerwig, she was hauled into “big meetings” where she was forced to defend her position.

Barbie.During a Screen Talk conversation at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday (October 8), Gerwig said she was asked whether the sequence led by Ryan Gosling’s Ken was necessary during a “big meeting”.“It just said in the script, ‘And then it becomes a dream ballet and they work it out through dance,’” Gerwig told Succession creator Jesse Armstrong at the event (via Variety). “There was a big meeting that was like, ‘Do you need this?’ And I was like, ‘Everything in me needs this.’“They were like, ‘What do you even mean? What is a dream ballet?’ And I was like, ‘A dream ballet? Where do I begin!’”Gerwig said the sequence, which is soundtracked by the song ‘I’m Just Ken’ written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, was inspired by 1952’s Singin’ In The Rain which featured a “dream ballet inside of a dream ballet”.“I was like, if people could follow that in Singin’ In The Rain, I think we’ll be fine,” Gerwig said.

Though the film is titled “Barbie,” there’s no denying the breakout performance from the blockbuster is from Ryan Gosling as Ken. And if you point to one moment in the film to showcase just how great Gosling’s performance is, you can talk about the “I’m Just Ken” song sequence.

In this week’s upcoming episode of The Discourse, director Scott Derrickson (“Doctor Strange,” “Sinister,” “The Black Phone”) stops by to discuss “V/H/S/85.” The sixth installment of the beloved horror anthology series, this edition follows five sinister found footage tales that delve into the grim underbelly of 1980s America, one of which is directed by Derrickson (others include David Bruckner, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, and more) and it also features his two sons Dashiell as an actor in the short, and Atticus, as the composer.

Billie Eilish has opened up about the writing process behind her song for the Barbie soundtrack, ‘What Was I Made For?’.Released in July, the track was written by Eilish alongside her brother and collaborator Finneas. It appears in Greta Gerwig’s 2023 hit Barbie film, which also features songs from the likes of Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Haim and Tame Impala.During a new interview with Allure, Eilish recalled how ‘What Was I Made For?’ came about at a time when she was creatively uninspired.“It was as if this song was a tiny creature inside of me for years, scratching the inside of me,” she remembered.

Barbie, which is currently being shown in IMAX cinemas, features new post-credits footage.The clip, which doesn’t feature in the original version, begins with a message from director Greta Gerwig, who promises audiences they’ll be “transported into Barbie Land like never before,” according to Entertainment Week.The filmmaker adds: “We made this movie with the big-screen experience in mind, from the technicolor hues to the dance parties and authentically artificial sets, so it’s thrilling to be able to bring Barbie to IMAX, the biggest screen of all.