Have you Od’d on all the media attention for WB’s July 21 launch of “Barbie”? It’s understandable, but you have to cut her some slack: Mattel and Barbie have been waiting decades for this moment.
Years ago, Universal homevideo exec Glenn Ross told Variety that U and Mattel had been thinking about films as far back as 2001: “We knew we should make Barbie a movie star. It has to be the same way you would feel when seeing a Meryl Streep movie.”
He was speaking in 2007 about the animated films. The direct-to-dvd films debuted in 2001 and six years later, they had completed nine titles, with each selling more than a million copies.
Mattel exec producer Rob Hudnut added at the time, “We are great believers in the power of little girls.”
As well they should. Barbie has been a money machine for Mattel since her debut in...
Years ago, Universal homevideo exec Glenn Ross told Variety that U and Mattel had been thinking about films as far back as 2001: “We knew we should make Barbie a movie star. It has to be the same way you would feel when seeing a Meryl Streep movie.”
He was speaking in 2007 about the animated films. The direct-to-dvd films debuted in 2001 and six years later, they had completed nine titles, with each selling more than a million copies.
Mattel exec producer Rob Hudnut added at the time, “We are great believers in the power of little girls.”
As well they should. Barbie has been a money machine for Mattel since her debut in...
- 7/22/2023
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Over the decades, the Disney empire has cranked out a long list of memorable tunes, including “When You Wish Upon a Star” (from “Pinocchio”), “Under the Sea” (“The Little Mermaid”), and “The Bare Necessities” (“The Jungle Book”), to name just a few. But, it turns out, Disney still has some classic songs in the vaults. The coming special edition Blu-ray of the 1955 animated film “Lady and the Tramp” will feature a song called “I’m Free” that has never been officially released.
- 1/30/2012
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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