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‘Barbie Fashion Battle’ Doll-Clothes Competition Series in the Works at Mattel Television
Show 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
Mattel 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
The 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)
Bit 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
“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
A representative for American Girl says it “takes great pride in creating original characters for girls” and will defend itself “rigorously”
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How Kabillion Competes in Crowded Kids Entertainment Market
“It comes down to programming and how we try to break ourselves apart from Cartoon Network, Nick, and Disney,” says Kabillion President David Di Lorenzo
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Jeff Wadlow to Direct ‘Magic 8 Ball’ Film for Blumhouse and Mattel
“Truth or Dare” director will co-write script with Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach
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Mattel and MGM to Make a Live-Action View-Master Movie Somehow
Vintage 3-D toy was first launched at the 1939 New York World’s Fair
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‘Iron Man’ Scribes in Talks to Rewrite ‘Masters of the Universe’ For Mattel Films
Duo recently wrote “Men in Black: International” for Sony
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Mattel Creates New Film Division, Taps Oscar-Nominated Producer Robbie Brenner to Head
Toy maker wants to develop and produce its own films based on toy franchises
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‘American Girl’ Doll Movie in the Works at Mattel, Original Film (Exclusive)
Got any ideas for “American Girl” stories? The project is looking for writers
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Paramount Players to Develop ‘Creepy Crawlers’ Feature Film
Plot details are unknown at this time but the film is set to be based on the toy molds
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‘SNL’: Donald Glover Has Some Depressing Ideas for Barbie’s Instagram (Video)
Toy maker Mattel interviews candidates to write social media posts for Barbie, but Glover keeps trying to give her PTSD
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Mattel Names Former Maker Studios Head Ynon Kreiz Its Third CEO in 2 Years
Kreiz takes over for Margo Geogiadis, who is leaving the toy company to pursue an opportunity in tech
