Warner Bros. Faces Deadline to Secure Barbie Sequel Deals Before Rights Revert to Mattel
Warner Bros. faces a critical December deadline to secure contracts with Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling for a Barbie sequel. If agreements are not reached, the franchise rights will revert to Mattel, the toy company owning Barbie. The original film was a global box office success, grossing over $1.4 billion and receiving multiple Academy Award nominations. Talks are reportedly stalled, putting the sequel's future and Warner Bros.' hold on the franchise in question.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 1 Aug, 02:47 am. Other outlets followed.