The Latest Breaking News from Barbie

Warner Bros say Barbie movie map ‘not intended to make statement’ after Vietnam ban

The film reportedly contains a scene depicting a map showing what appeared to be China’s territorial claims

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023

Studio defends Barbie movie after controversial map prompts Vietnam ban

Warner Bros says map is ‘child-like’ after Vietnam accused film-makers of depicting China’s nine-dash line in South China Sea

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

'I tried the Primark Barbie collection but it's only for women with Margot Robbie bodies'

Reporter Lucy Marshall reviewed the brand new collaboration in Primark at Leeds Trinity

Leeds Live · Jul 7, 2023

Barbie Banned in Vietnam!

The glitter-filled movie got involved in authoritarian geopolitics by allegedly displaying Chinese propaganda.

Reason · Jul 6, 2023

Tom Cruise hints about the future of Mission: Impossible

Cruise was 34 when he first played super spy Ethan Hunt

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Billie Eilish announces new song for Barbie movie’s ‘iconic’ soundtrack

‘Ocean Eyes’ singer joins the record’s previously announced lineup including Dua Lipa, Haim and Ice Spice

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

After Vietnam, the Philippines could be next to ban 'Barbie.' Here's why

Philippine film regulators are reviewing Barbie after a senator said it depicts a map that China uses to lay claim to nearly all of the South China Sea. Warner Bros. says it's just a "doodle."

WEKU · Jul 6, 2023

Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Sends Love To The Die Hard Actor And His Pink Suit In Sweet Throwback Post

This wonderful throwback picture of Bruce Willis transcends Barbiecore, and probably has more to do with Miami Vice.

Cinemablend · Jul 6, 2023

The Hot Wheels movie will be ‘emotional, grounded and gritty’. Why?

Keen to chuck its entire back catalogue at the big screen, Mattel has JJ Abrams working on a deadly earnest drama inspired by tiny cars. Can someone find the brakes?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023

Why is the Barbie DreamHouse so creepy? An expert in the uncanny explains

A mass of hot pink emerges violently amid the green foliage, palm trees and shrubbery. Located in Malibu, the oceanfront Barbie DreamHouse created by Airbnb is the latest in a series of global marketing stunts to promote Greta Gerwig’s new film Barbie, the first live-action adventure movie about the iconic…

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023