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Greta Gerwig’s live-action 2023 film, starring Margot Robbie as the famous doll and Ryan Gosling as boy toy/himbo Ken, smashed the box office and amassed $1.4 billion worldwide, becoming Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing film ever. It’s no surprise then that in 2024, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, who co-wrote the Barbie script, were in the “early stages” of plotting a sequel. Since then, discussions have reportedly stalled. In July, The New York Times reported that the studio was in a mad dash to secure a deal with the creatives before the Barbie film rights revert to Mattel this December. Variety later reported that the studio made “more than six offers in the past three years, all of which have been rejected” by Gerwig, Baumbach, Robbie, and Gosling. Discussions have reportedly stalled because of financial demands, such as lofty salary increases. People still remain hopeful about a return to Barbieland, though. “There’s no way Barbie 2 doesn’t happen,” a source recently told Variety.