Margot robbie will play barbie
LOS ANGELES: Australian actress Margot Robbie is to play Barbie in the first live-action feature movie about the iconic and controversial doll, who has enjoyed multiple careers in her 60-year lifetime.
Toymaker Mattel and movie studio Warner Bros on Tuesday announced they were partnering to make the film, which will star the Oscar-nominated actress. Robbie, 28, will also co-produce the film, the companies said in a statement
No plot, title or release date was announced for the film, which comes 60 years after the adult-figured Barbie fashion doll was launched in March 1959. Robbie, who was Oscarnominated for her starring role in the 2017 ice-skating movie I, Tonya and who appeared in the 2016 superhero movie Suicide Squad, said she hoped the film would “have a tremendously positive impact on children and audiences worldwide.”
“Barbie has empowered kids to imagine themselves in aspirational roles from a princess to president,” the actress said in a statement. Barbie has adopted more than 200 careers in her lifetime, including robotics engineer, astronaut and teacher. The live-action Barbie film is the first venture from the recently established Mattel Films unit set up in September to develop the franchise of Barbie and other toys.