Amy Schumer News & Updates: Stars In Live-Action 'Barbie' Film With A Twist! A Misfit In The Perfect World?
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Mattel and Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation first announced upcoming the live-action "Barbie" movie for the big screen in 2014. After 2 years, it seems that producers have finally chosen an actress for the lead role. Comedian and actress Amy Schumer (Trainwreck, Inside Amy Schumer) has been reported to have landed the lead role.
Schumer's character will be a misfit and will live in a land of perfect Barbies whose arrival in the real world is still unclear yet. Schumer's different looks will turn to be an asset for her. As it is "Barbie", the movie is expected to be "a contemporary spin on beauty, feminism and identity" in the comedic-fantasy vein of Splash, Enchanted or Big, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The screenplay was written by Hilary Winston (The LEGO Ninjago Movie, the Bad Teacher TV series). Meanwhile, Amy Schumer and her sister Kim Caramele are expected to rewrite the script while a director is still currently being sought, ComingSoon.Net reported.
Barbie has been a massive success and a phenomenon around the world. Starting with dolls and toys, the brand had created an empire in different franchises with its blockbuster movies, fashion, makeup line, toiletries, hotels and much more. Speaking with dolls, Barbie dolls have been created based on different ethnicities, cultures, occupations such as from princess to president and from mermaid to movie star.
Barbie boasts a massive collection of 150 careers where she has portrayed that anything is possible for a modern woman, while still looking fabulous. Seriously, the line brings $2 billion dollars annually which had launched in 1959.
This said film marks the second collaboration between Sony Pictures and Mattel. The two production companies are also currently developing a film adaptation of "Masters of the Universe," based on Mattel's popular action figures, as reported by /FILM.
