THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Actress Anne Hathaway In Negotiations To Star In Sony's Live-Action BARBIE Movie

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Actress Anne Hathaway In Negotiations To Star In Sony's Live-Action BARBIE Movie

Last we heard, Amy Schumer had dropped out of Sony's planned live-action Barbie movie, but the studio has an Academy Award-winning replacement in mind in the form of Anne Hathaway. More past the jump...

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By MarkCassidy - Jul 24, 2017 05:07 PM EST
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Amy Schumer was forced to drop out of Sony Pictures' Barbie flick due to a scheduling conflict, but the studio is reportedly in talks with Anne Hathaway (Colossal, TDKR, Interstellar) to come on board as a contemporary incarnation of the iconic blonde-haired doll.

According to The Tracking Board, Alethea Jones (Fun Mom Dinner) is the current frontrunner to helm the picture.

Though things may have changed when Schumer departed the movie, Sony originally envisioned the adaptation as "an imaginative family comedy", using the likes of Splash, Big, and Enchanted as templates.

The Barbie movie will be produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, and Amy Pascal, and is set for a June 29, 2018 release.
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stephhurry
stephhurry - 7/24/2017, 6:10 PM
Amy Schumer in a Barbie movie would've been awful... but then again, so would a live action Barbie movie
MasterMix
MasterMix - 7/24/2017, 6:52 PM
@stephhurry - I don't like Amy Schumer at all. Mostly because she's annoying and steals jokes. I'm glad she's being recast.
MrReese
MrReese - 7/25/2017, 1:51 AM
@MasterMix - She even stole Ms. Piggy's trademark looks! ;-)
DonDave
DonDave - 7/24/2017, 6:10 PM
One is not like the other.
DavidGray
DavidGray - 7/24/2017, 6:18 PM
Amy Schumer as Barbie was sort of an ironic statement...


Not sure what the hell this would be.
Supafairy
Supafairy - 7/24/2017, 7:46 PM
@DavidGray - An actual freaking Barbie movie with class. I f&cking hated the Amy Schumer casting. I'm a HUGE Barbie fan and that was THE worst casting news I've ever had to deal with.
DavidGray
DavidGray - 7/25/2017, 5:32 AM
@Supafairy - Sure, if you're a Barbie fan I can get that.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 7/24/2017, 6:19 PM
Well that's a 180 isn't it?
Kryptonmatters
Kryptonmatters - 7/24/2017, 7:02 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - Yeah they actually decided look for someone who's talented.
BloodyBed
BloodyBed - 7/24/2017, 6:20 PM
ever since I was forced to watch the princess diaries every car trip when I was a kid, I've had a crush on this girl.

but barbie? I can't help but feel like they should be some blonde.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/24/2017, 6:24 PM
@ALostCause - same. I was forced to watch it as a kid. Went to the movies with school friends and all the girls voted on PD.

Have had a crush on Hathaway ever since.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/24/2017, 6:21 PM
Finish the trilogy

Chris Pine even said he'd do 3
NoMeaning45
NoMeaning45 - 7/24/2017, 6:27 PM
@BlackBeltJones - seems like Chris Pine has a thing for warriors in blue dresses
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