After Barbie, Mattel Is Launching Its Own Cinematic Universe With 14 Movies: Report

After Barbie, Mattel Is Launching Its Own Cinematic Universe With 14 Movies: Report

ByNews Polite

Fresh off Barbie’s box office success, manufacturer Mattel, which owns the Barbie brand, is reportedly looking to expand on its IP with 14 new feature films, all in different stages of production. As per Variety, they include a surrealistic Barney movie, Lena Dunham’s take on Polly Pocket, a Hot Wheels…

Cannes 2023: Wes Anderson Says Pandemic Lockdown Helped Inspire Asteroid City

Cannes 2023: Wes Anderson Says Pandemic Lockdown Helped Inspire Asteroid City

ByNews Polite

Wes Anderson‘s new film puts Westerns, theatre, 1950s Americana, and an alien into a blender for another of his atypical — and star-packed — concoctions that he says is about “reckoning with forces beyond your control”. As always, Asteroid City, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, features…