Margot Robbie might have crushed your Barbie sequel dreams: ‘I can’t imagine what would be next’

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Margot Robbie has seemingly crushed ourBarbie-based hopes by suggesting there are no plans to make a sequel.

Speaking to The Associated Press (see the X post below), Robbie confirmed the megahit film’s creative team – including herself, plus co-writer and director Greta Gerwig – didn’t discuss potentialBarbie 2ideas during production. It appears, then, that a follow-up to one of 2023’s most successfulnew moviesisn’t on the cards.

“I think we put everything we had into this one,” Robbie said. “We didn’t build it to be a trilogy or something. Greta put everything into this movie, so I can’t imagine what would be next.”

“Barbie 2”? Margot Robbie on whether there will be a sequel to her summer hit. She produced and starred in Greta Gerwig’s film, which made over $1.4 billion at the box office. pic.twitter.com/x6dsIOq3iJNovember 17, 2023

Despite Robbie’s assertion,Barbiefans shouldn’t completely lose hope. Currently, the fantasy comedy-drama is the highest-grossing movie of 2023, with its $1.4 billion worldwide box office haul (perBox Office Mojo) proving it had the plastic doll-based legs to triumph over other highly anticipated movies. Some of Barbie’s biggest rivals of the year includeThe Super Mario Bros. Movie($1.3 billion),Oppenheimer($950 million), andMarvel’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3($845 million).

WithBarbieraking in the cash for Warner Bros. Pictures, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if theentertainmentbehemoth has discussed the possibility of moreBarbiemovies. Indeed, from a financial perspective, the studio’s executive team would be silly if it didn’t explore future installments in a potential franchise.

However, Robbie and Gerwig have given mixed messages with their thoughts concerning aBarbiesequel. Pre-release, Gerwig toldThe New York Timesshe had “zero” ideas for a follow-up, but later toldPeople.comshe’d “want to go back to Barbie Land” if the opportunity arose. Meanwhile, Robbie toldTime Magazinethat future Barbie movies could go “in a million difference directions”, but played down suggestions of follow-up films, adding " think you fall into a bit of a trap if you try and set up a first movie whilst also planning for sequels". In short: watch this space.

Max-imizing Barbie fever before 2023 ends

With no confirmed plans in place for a secondBarbiefilm, all eyes are on the pastel pink-themed flick making its streaming debut.

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So,when willBarbiemake its Max debut(in the US, anyway – it should make its way to Sky in the UK and Binge/Foxtel in Australia)? In August, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslavsuggested fans had a long wait on their hands for aBarbiestreaming party, though he claimed the blockbuster movie could arrive sometime in the fall - for non-US dwellers, that’s autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring below the equator.

With winter (summer in southern climes) fast approaching, WBD is running out of road to bringBarbieto some of the world’sbest streaming servicesbefore Zaslav’s fall deadline. AsMax’s subscriber woes continue, Barbie’s official streaming debut can’t come soon enoughfor the beleaguered platform, either.

Our view? We’d be surprised if WBD dropsBarbiebefore December 1, which is when winter begins above the equator, according to the meteorological calendar. Even then, we think it won’t actually arrive until sometime around Christmas Day (December 25) to boost Max’s subscriber base over the festive holidays. You know, when it’s cold and windy outside, and we’re all looking for something fun to stream to enjoy some downtime amid those family reunions.

WBD is expected to release its December 2023 Max release schedule any day now, so hopefully we don’t have to wait much longer forBarbie’s streaming launch date to be revealed. Stick with TechRadar for more news as and when we have it.

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