
Mattel
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Mattel Sets 2 Live-Action ‘American Girl’ Specials at HBO Max and Cartoon Network
By Haleigh Foutch | May 11, 2022 @ 10:05 AMThe first special will star Miya Cech as Corinne Tan, American Girl’s 2022 Girl of the Year
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‘Barbie: It Takes Two’ Animated Series Reunites Malibu and Brooklyn Barbie (Exclusive Trailer Debut)
By Sharon Knolle | March 29, 2022 @ 9:00 AMExclusive photos and a trailer from the upcoming Netflix series
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Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz Shares the ‘Hardest Thing’ in Adapting Toys for TV and Film
By Tony Maglio | January 26, 2022 @ 12:22 PMAnd why many-decades-old IP like Major Matt Mason is just now making a splash in Hollywood
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Live-Action ‘Christmas Balloon’ Movie in the Works at Mattel Films
By Umberto Gonzalez | December 16, 2021 @ 8:00 AMGabriela Revilla Lugo (”A Million Little Things“) will write the original screenplay based on a true story
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Ryan Gosling in Talks to Play Ken Opposite Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’ Movie
By Diane Haithman | October 22, 2021 @ 2:23 PMActor will be playing a living doll in the upcoming Warner Bros. film
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Former NBCU Exec Phil Breman to Oversee Live-Action Development for Mattel TV
By Tim Baysinger | September 7, 2021 @ 9:00 AMBreman will have oversight of both scripted and unscripted content
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‘Barbie Universe': Inside the 62-Year-Old Doll’s Expansion Into Movies, Streaming and Instagram
By Diane Haithman | September 2, 2021 @ 4:16 PM”We are always looking for new expressions of the brand … everything is on the table,“ one Mattel executive says
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Lena Dunham to Direct Live-Action Polly Pocket Film, Lily Collins to Star
By Beatrice Verhoeven | June 24, 2021 @ 12:00 PMDunham will also write the screenplay
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Vin Diesel to Develop and Star in Live-Action ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots’ Movie for Universal and Mattel
By Umberto Gonzalez | April 19, 2021 @ 10:00 AM”To take the classic Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em game, with Mattel as my partner, and align it with the kind of world building, franchise making success we have had with Universal, is truly exciting,“ Diesel says
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‘Barbie Fashion Battle’ Doll-Clothes Competition Series in the Works at Mattel Television
By Jennifer Maas | March 22, 2021 @ 10:00 AMShow will feature designers creating ”miniature high-fashion collections“ for Barbie that are ”presented in cinematic reveal sequences“
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‘Thomas & Friends,’ Film About Iconic Blue Engine, in the Works at Mattel
By Beatrice Verhoeven | October 6, 2020 @ 6:00 AMMattel and 2Dux² are collaborating on the feature film based on the beloved franchise
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‘Wishbone’ Feature Film in the Works From Universal Pictures and Mattel
By Trey Williams | July 15, 2020 @ 8:00 AMThe beloved PBS show followed the Jack Russell terrier, who took viewers on adventures through some of the most famous and cherished literary moments in history
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‘The Daily Show’ Imagines Bad Guy Action Figures Inspired by Real-Life Coronavirus Bad Guys (Video)
By Ross A. Lincoln | April 30, 2020 @ 8:56 PMBit is a response to news of action figures based on IRL heroes like doctors and grocery store workers
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Scopely Acquires ‘Scrabble Go’ Mobile Gaming Developer PierPlay
By Samson Amore | April 28, 2020 @ 12:00 PM”Scrabble Go“ launched March 5 and was the first mobile game based on the board game to be officially licensed by Hasbro and Mattel
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Astronomer Lucianne Walkowicz Sues American Girl, Says ‘Luciana Vega’ Doll Stole Her Likeness
By Daniel Goldblatt and J. Clara Chan | April 24, 2020 @ 12:56 PMA representative for American Girl says it ”takes great pride in creating original characters for girls“ and will defend itself ”rigorously“