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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Margot Robbie made $50 million from 'Barbie' — and Warner Bros. still can't close a sequel deal

Three years and more than six rejected offers after "Barbie" earned $1.4 billion worldwide, Warner Bros. Discovery and the film's core creative team remain locked in a contract standoff that could send the franchise to a rival studio. Margot Robbie pulled in a reported $50 million for starring in and producing the 2023 blockbuster, Page […] The post Margot Robbie made $50 million from 'Barbie' — and Warner Bros. still can't close a sequel deal appeared first on American Almanac .

Three years and more than six rejected offers after "Barbie" earned $1.4 billion worldwide, Warner Bros. Discovery and the film's core creative team remain locked in a contract standoff that could send the franchise to a rival studio. Margot Robbie pulled in a reported $50 million for starring in and producing the 2023 blockbuster, Page Six reported , citing a Variety investigation into the stalled sequel negotiations. Director Greta Gerwig, 43, made "tens of millions" herself. Co-star Ryan Gosling, 45, whose Oscar-nominated turn as Ken helped define the film's cultural moment, is now asking $20 million to come back. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has refused to approve those numbers. The studio says it has made repeated…Open

NYTIMES (Sopan Deb) - Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91

The musclebound character he developed as a toy designer for Mattel gave rise to the Masters of the Universe franchise and helped define the machismo of the 1980s.

NYTIMES (Madison Malone Kircher) - Why Barbie Dream Fest in Florida Is Drawing Comparisons to Fyre Festival

Fans had high hopes for the event, a Mattel-sanctioned gathering in a Florida convention center. Now, it’s drawing comparisons to Fyre Festival.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: Barbie Dream Fest convention leaves many fans underwhelmed

Some Barbie fans paid nearly $500 for a weekend “Dream Pass” that promised an 80s roller rink, a Barbie Dreamhouse photo op and more, but some fans said it wasn’t quite the dream they hoped for.

BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - ‘UNO: Even More Brutal Edition’ Comes With Card That SWATs Your Family Members And Has Them Arrested On False Charges

U.S. — Mattel has announced the release of "Uno: Even More Brutal Edition" which will include cards that SWAT family members and have them arrested on bogus federal charges.