The Latest Breaking News from Mattel

Yes, there's a 'Polly Pocket' movie in the works, so prepare for some incoming nostalgia

First Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' and now a 'Polly Pocket' movie—looks like iconic dolls are having a moment!

My Imperfect Life · Jul 25, 2023

A look into ‘Barbie’s’ $150-million genius marketing campaign: None of us really knew what the movie was about, but we still went

Warner Bros. reportedly spent more on marketing 'Barbie' than on the movie itself.

Fortune · Jul 25, 2023

Barbie fans react in horror to ‘terrifying’ Dubai marketing stunt: ‘I think I’d go into cardiac arrest’

Gigantic 3D model of Barbie was placed in front of Burj Khalifa

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

Barbie theory: The Easter egg that referenced Mattel rivals Bratz

Greta Gerwig’s comedy starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling has already set box office records

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

Barbenheimer bonanza: how two films saved the summer box office

Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan’s vastly different summer offerings have opened to record-breaking numbers at a precarious time for the industry

The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2023

Greta Gerwig explains Barbie’s ‘mic-drop’ ending: ‘I knew I wanted to end on a joke’

Director’s much-hyped movie is out in cinemas now

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

‘So beautiful I cried!’: Barbie obsessives give their verdicts on the movie

From the collector with 12,000 dolls to an actual ‘human Barbie’, via some of the seven-year-olds the toys are actually marketed at, we canvas the opinions of people for whom pink is a way of life

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

The Existential Ending of 'Barbie,' Explained

Spoilers ahead, obviously.

Marie Claire · Jul 24, 2023

Barbie: the patriarchy, the existentialism, the capitalism – discuss with spoilers

Greta Gerwig’s smash hit ode to women delves deeper than many would have expected from a film based on a problematic doll

The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2023

Pavement react to surprise reference during Ken’s ‘mansplaining’ scene in Barbie

Fans of the band were delighted at the seemingly random reference from one of the Kens

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023