Barbie Sequel Faces Uncertainty as Ryan Gosling Reportedly Seeks $20 Million Deal
Warner Bros. has made six offers, but Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are still renegotiating pay as the studio races a December rights deadline.
- Warner Bros. faces a December deadline to secure a Barbie sequel as negotiations with stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling have stalled, risking the studio's franchise rights reversion to Mattel if a deal remains unreached.
- Director Greta Gerwig's original 2023 film grossed $1.448 billion worldwide, becoming Warner Bros.' biggest box office hit and earning eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
- According to reports, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav rejected deal structures offering profit participation, while Gosling sought $20 million upfront; Robbie previously earned around $50 million from the first film.
- Warner Bros. Pictures co-chairs Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca stated they have made "a series of big offers," yet representatives for the creative team declined the latest proposal without countering.
- If no agreement is reached by December, Mattel could redevelop the franchise with an entirely new cast, while Gerwig and co-writer Noah Baumbach have prepared a story but refuse to write until contracts are signed.
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Barbie sequel faces uncertainty as Ryan Gosling reportedly seeks $20 million deal
The sequel to the 2023 film phenomenon "Barbie", which became a global cultural event, is facing serious obstacles. The main issue is that director Greta Gerwig and the film's leading stars, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, did not agree to sequel clauses when signing their contracts for the first movie. Warner Bros. knowingly took the risk, expecting that reaching an agreement for a sequel would be easy after the film's expected success. That de…
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