LOS ANGELES: Warner Bros, an American entertainment studio and the representative for Greta Gerwig, the director of the 2023 hit, Barbie, rejected rumours that the sequence of the movie is in the early stages of development.
The studio has termed the initial report false. “There is no legitimacy to this reporting,” said the WB representative.
Recently, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the second installment of the 2023 blockbuster hit is in the works. Despite the recent denials, Greta has previously shown interest in a possible sequel.
“I wanted to make something anarchic and wild and funny and cathartic,” she told The New York Times at that time. “The idea that it’s actually being received that way, it’s sort of extraordinary.”
It is pertinent to mention that Barbie was released in cinemas in July 2023 and grossed $1.4 billion worldwide.
The fantasy comedy film, based on Mattel’s fashion dolls, marks the first live-action Barbie film. Starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, the film follows their journey of self-discovery as they navigate both Barbieland and the real world after experiencing an existential crisis.
The supporting cast features America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.
CNN reported that Barbie was the highest-grossing global release in Warner Bros’s 100-year history, beating out 2011’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”
