Margot Robbie’s Staggering 'Barbie' Payday Comes To Light As Sequel Stalls
Warner Bros. has made more than six offers, but the core Barbie team has refused to start writing a sequel until contracts are signed.
- Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav faces a stalemate in negotiations for a Barbie sequel, as the core team—Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Greta Gerwig, and Noah Baumbach—cannot agree on compensation terms with the studio.
- Following the 2023 Barbie film's record-breaking $1.4 billion box office success, the creative team rejected more than six sequel offers over the three years since the movie debuted.
- Reports indicate Robbie earned $50 million for the first film, while Gosling seeks $20 million to return; sources dispute whether Warner Bros.' latest offer—its 'highest ever'—is as 'historic' as claimed.
- Should Warner Bros. fail to reach an agreement with Robbie, Gosling, Gerwig, and Baumbach, the Barbie movie rights may revert to Mattel, potentially allowing the toy company to license the brand elsewhere.
- Gerwig and Baumbach have developed a concept for a sequel, though the pair reportedly refuses to share details or begin writing until their contracts are fully signed by Warner Bros.
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Margot Robbie's Barbie sequel hits roadblock
Margot Robbie's Barbie sequel hits roadblockMargot Robbie's return for a Barbie sequel is reportedly in question after negotiations between its stars and Warner Bros. stalled.Robbie, 36, is part of the core creative team behind a potential follow-up film, alongside director Greta Gerwig, co-writer...
Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’ Sequel ‘in peril’ as ‘Hollywood pay battle explodes’
Warner Bros is said to be locked in negotiations with the blockbuster’s key creative team as a looming rights deadline reportedly puts the future of another trip to Barbie Land in doubt.
Three years after the release of Greta Gerwig's planetary phenomenon, Warner Bros' plan for a sequel may never come into being. The result is the expiration of exploitation rights and a pay battle between the studio and the film team.
Variety: Negotiations for the ‘Barbie’ sequel are completely stalled over money
A few weeks ago, the New York Times had an interesting piece about the negotiations around a potential Barbie sequel. According to the NYT, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie are all ready to sign on to a sequel, but the studio (Warner Bros) is nickel-and-dimeing all of the talent about their […] Source
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