Barbie ( film series ) - Wikipedia Barbie ( film series ) For other uses, see Barbie ( disambiguation ). This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards. The specific problem is : tone, check for potential OR Please help improve this article if you can. ( June 2018 ) This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2018 ) The Barbie Film Collection Barbie logo Produced by Mattel Creations Production company Mainframe Entertainment ( 2001 -- 2007 ) ( except The Barbie Diaries ) Rainmaker Studios ( 2007 -- date ) Arc Productions ( 2013, 2015, 2016 ) Technicolor ( 2011, 2013 ) Distributed by Artisan Entertainment / FHE ( 2001 -- 2003 ) Lionsgate ( 2003 -- 2006 ) Universal Studios ( 2006 -- date ) Sony Pictures Entertainment ( upcoming live action ) Country United States Canada Language English French Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. who has been a computer animated virtual actress starring in direct - to - DVD animated films. Although Barbie has appeared in miniseries and short films since 1987, the series officially began in 2001 with Barbie in the Nutcracker which is tagged as `` ( Barbie ) Starring in Her First ( Feature - length ) Movie ''. It is followed by a total of thirty - five films while the series is on hiatus as of 2017. Other appearances of Barbie as a character in other films including Mattel 's My Scene line as well as the Toy Story film series are not considered part of the franchise. Created by Mattel Creations ( formerly Mattel Entertainment ), the films have sold more than 27 million units worldwide, as of 2006. The Barbie films and their plot lines center on Barbie as a singular CGI actress, and often frame Barbie as a modern girl telling the story to a younger friend while simultaneously starring in the film. Scholars examining how the Barbie films differ from Disney and other princess narratives have concluded that Mattel intentionally attempted to remediate its brand based on feminist criticisms through story - telling in the films. Barbie is always placed as the central heroine of the story, with male characters and romantic interests serving as secondary to the plot. Contents 1 Origins 2 Films 3 Live action film adaptation 4 References 5 External links Origins Barbie 's popularity on the toy market began to decline in the 1990s, and struggled further when MGA Entertainment introduced a line of Bratz dolls, whose sexualized characters contrasted with Barbie 's older, chaste image. Mattel therefore attempted to overhaul the Barbie brand to keep the toy relevant to consumers in the modern age by bringing in consultants and conducting research on key market groups. Mattel consultants initially considered reducing the Barbie 's breast size, but later claimed that the doll 's figure could not be changed because `` being consistent is one of her biggest strengths. '' This move might also have been rejected because of the success of the sexualized Bratz dolls of Mattel 's competitors. Mattel 's team also considered targeting market audiences of career women and their daughters by introducing lines of Doctor or Lawyer Barbies. However, Mattel 's research showed that girls were spending more time online than playing with physical dolls. Therefore, targeted career Barbies were discarded in favor of looking for more interactive platforms through online or digital media. This resulted in the creation of the Barbie film series, which initially revolved around Barbie being reimagined a princess and eventually expanded into various worlds of fashion and fantasy. A primary benefit of this strategy revolved around marketing, as Mattel could sell dolls specific to each film separately from the DVDs and merchandise related to props, costumes, and sets from the films. Tim Kilpin, the senior vice-president for girls marketing at Mattel, stated that `` What you see now are several different Barbie worlds anchored by content and storytelling. A girl can understand what role Barbie is playing, what the other characters are doing, and how they interrelate. That 's a much richer level of story that leads to a richer level of play. '' The strategy worked : US Barbie sales, led by the princess line, `` increased by two percent in 2006, saving Mattel 's bottom line at a time when its worldwide share of the toy market was declining. '' Within the films, Mattel includes performances by well - known companies and orchestras, such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic and the New York City Ballet. These associations could have been included as an enrichment strategy on behalf of Mattel 's marketing team, to help the films be seen as educational. Films The following is the official list of thirty - six films in the Barbie film series. # Title Barbie 's Role ( s ) Release Date Director ( s ) Barbie in the Nutcracker Clara / Sugarplum Princess October 23, 2001 Owen Hurley Barbie as Rapunzel Rapunzel October 1, 2002 Owen Hurley Barbie of Swan Lake Odette September 30, 2003 Owen Hurley Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper Princess Anneliese / Erika September 28, 2004 William Lau 5 Barbie : Fairytopia Elina March 8, 2005 Walter P. Martishius 6 Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus Princess Annika September 20, 2005 Greg Richardson 7 Barbie Fairytopia : Mermaidia Elina March 14, 2006 William Lau Walter P. Martishius 8 The Barbie Diaries Barbie May 9, 2006 Eric Fogel 9 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Princess Genevieve September 19, 2006 Greg Richardson 10 Barbie Fairytopia : Magic of the Rainbow Elina March 13, 2007 William Lau 11 Barbie as the Island Princess Ro / Rosella September 18, 2007 Greg Richardson 12 Barbie : Mariposa Elina / Mariposa February 26, 2008 Conrad Helten 13 Barbie & the Diamond Castle Barbie / Liana September 9, 2008 Gino Nichele 14 Barbie in A Christmas Carol Barbie / Eden Starling November 4, 2008 William Lau 15 Barbie Presents : Thumbelina Barbie March 17, 2009 Conrad Helten 16 Barbie and the Three Musketeers Corinne September 15, 2009 William Lau 17 Barbie in A Mermaid Tale Merliah Summers March 2, 2010 Adam L. Wood 18 Barbie : A Fashion Fairytale Barbie September 14, 2010 William Lau 19 Barbie : A Fairy Secret Barbie March 15, 2011 William Lau 20 Barbie : Princess Charm School Blair Willows / Princess Sophia September 13, 2011 Ezekiel Norton 21 Barbie : A Perfect Christmas Barbie November 8, 2011 Mark Baldo 22 Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 Merliah Summers February 27, 2012 William Lau 23 Barbie : The Princess & the Popstar Princess Tori / Keira September 11, 2012 Ezekiel Norton 24 Barbie in the Pink Shoes Kristyn Farraday / Giselle / Odette February 26, 2013 Owen Hurley 25 Barbie : Mariposa & the Fairy Princess Mariposa August 27, 2013 William Lau 26 Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale Barbie Roberts October 22, 2013 Kyran Kelly 27 Barbie : The Pearl Princess Princess Lumina March 11, 2014 Ezekiel Norton 28 Barbie and the Secret Door Princess Alexa September 16, 2014 Karen J. Lloyd 29 Barbie in Princess Power Princess Kara March 4, 2015 Ezekiel Norton 30 Barbie in Rock ' N Royals Princess Courtney September 8, 2015 Karen J. Lloyd 31 Barbie and Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure Barbie Roberts October 27, 2015 Andrew Tan 32 Barbie : Spy Squad Barbie February 8, 2016 Conrad Helten 32 Barbie : Star Light Adventure Barbie of Para-Den August 29, 2016 Andrew Tan 34 Barbie and Her Sisters In A Puppy Chase Barbie Roberts October 18, 2016 Conrad Helten 35 Barbie : Video Game Hero Barbie January 31, 2017 Conrad Helten Ezekiel Norton 36 Barbie : Dolphin Magic Barbie Roberts October 13, 2017 Conrad Helten Live action film adaptation In 1986, a St. Petersburg Times newspaper reported that Cannon Films planned to make a Barbie film, but nothing came to fruition. Sony Pictures and Mattel are developing a comedic live - action Barbie movie with Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald producing and Jenny Bicks writing the film. On March 4, 2015 it was announced that Diablo Cody will be doing rewrites on the script. In December 2015 it was announced that Sony would hire three different writers to write scripts, and that they would choose the best one. They are working with the draft written by Hilary Winston. On August 5, 2015, Sony Pictures set the film 's release date on June 2, 2017. On December 2, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Amy Schumer had been cast as Barbie. It also reported that minor changes would be made in terms of the character and the story itself, centering on a Barbie, who after she is exiled from a world full of Barbies, enters the real world as a normal woman who is imperfect. On March 23, 2017, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Schumer had dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts ; similar reports stated that the film was without a director. In August 2017, it was announced that Anne Hathaway would star as the titular character and that up - and - coming director Alethea Jones would helm the film. Originally scheduled for release on May 12, 2017, it was reported that the live - action film adaptation was pushed back and was set for a June 29, 2018 release in the United States ; it was later pushed back to August 8, 2018. The film would later move its release date to May 8, 2020. On April 26, 2018, Diablo Cody announced she has dropped out of the project. Cody said that she spent too much time involved working on the screenplay for Tully to focus on writing the live action Barbie movie and that she does n't feel she is the right person to write the script. References Jump up ^ `` Brandweek ''. Brandweek. Adweek. 47 ( 14 - 26 ) : 8. April 2006. To date, the Barbie brand 's seven released, animated direct - to - DVDs have collectively sold more than 27 million units worldwide. ^ Jump up to : Vered, Karen Orrl & Maizonniaux, Christèlel, `` Barbie and the straight - to - DVD movie : pink post-feminist pedagogy '', Feminist Media Studies. Apr2017, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p198 - 214. 17p. Jump up ^ Still, Julie, `` Feminist Barbie : Mattel 's Remakes of Classic Tales '', MP : A Feminist Journal Online. Oct2010, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p148 - 164. 17p. ^ Jump up to : Ault, Susanne, `` Girl Power Builds Barbie muscle : Mattel Takes Kids ' Fave Forward with U Pact, '' Daily Variety ( February 12, 2007 ). A11 - A13. ^ Jump up to : Orr, Lisa, `` ' Difference That is Actually Sameness Mass - Reproduced, : Barbie Joins the Princess Convergence, '' Jeunesse : Young People, Texts Cultures 1.1 ( 2009 ) : 9 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Holding Back the Years. '' Marketing Week. Marketing Week, 14 Aug. 2008. Web. 22 Apr. 2009. ^ Jump up to : Gogoi, Pallavi. `` Mattel 's Barbie Trouble. '' Business Week Online 18 July 2006 : 7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Mar. 2009. Jump up ^ Netherby, Jennifer. `` Doll Shape Shifts with Times. '' Daily Variety 9 Feb. 2007. LexisNexis. Web. 25 Oct. 2008. Jump up ^ `` Barbie 's Midlife Crisis. '' Brand Strategy 14 May 2004 : 20 +. LexisNexis. Web. 25 Oct. 2008. Jump up ^ Mattel. `` Mattel Incorporated Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call. '' Mattel. Mattel, 2 Feb. 2009. Web. 16 Mar. 2009. Jump up ^ `` Sony Pictures Teams With Mattel To Fashion Film Franchise Based On Barbie Toyline ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 24, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sony 's ' Barbie ' Movie Draws Diablo Cody for Rewrite ''. Jump up ^ `` ' Barbie ' Movie : Sony Trying Three Poses With Three Scripts ''. Jump up ^ `` Amy Schumer exits live - action Barbie movie ''. Jump up ^ CS ( August 5, 2015 ). `` Sony Pictures Dates 16 Films Through 2019 ! ''. comingsoon.net. Retrieved August 5, 2015. Jump up ^ Kit, Borys ( December 2, 2016 ). `` Amy Schumer in Talks to Star in ' Barbie ' Movie From Sony ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Jump up ^ Ford, Rebecca ( March 23, 2017 ). `` Amy Schumer Exits ' Barbie ' Movie ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Couch, Aaron ( August 11, 2017 ). `` Sony Sets Dates for ' Spider - Man ' Spinoff ' Silver & Black ' and ' Sicario 2 ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2017. Columbia Pictures also confirmed that Anne Hathaway will star in Barbie ( news she was in talks for the role broke last month ) and said it has moved the film back a few weeks to Aug. 8, 2018 ( it was previously set for June 29, 2018 ). Alethea Jones directs the film. Jump up ^ `` Barbie Release Date Set for Summer 2018 ''. ComingSoon.net. December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Sony Dates ' Silver And Black ', ' Sicario 2 ' ; Moves ' Holmes And Watson ', ' Bad Boys 3 ' Unset & More ''. Deadline Hollywood. August 11, 2017. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( January 23, 2018 ). `` Anne Hathaway 's ' Barbie ' Moved Back Two Years to 2020 ''. Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Evangelista, Chris ( April 26, 2018 ). `` Diablo Cody Never Actually Wrote a Script for the ' Barbie ' Movie ''. Slash Film. Retrieved May 8, 2018. External links Official website http://barbie.mattel.com/ hide Barbie Dolls Basics Blaine Burqa Computer Engineer Earring Magic Ken Fashion Model Collection Francie Ken List of friends and family Midge Nikki The Rockers Skipper Teen Talk Tefillin Teresa Totally Hair Films 2000s The Nutcracker ( 2001 ) Rapunzel ( 2002 ) Swan Lake ( 2003 ) The Princess and the Pauper ( 2004 ) Fairytopia ( 2005 ) The Magic of Pegasus ( 2005 ) Mermaidia ( 2006 ) The Barbie Diaries ( 2006 ) The 12 Dancing Princesses ( 2006 ) The Island Princess ( 2007 ) Mariposa ( 2008 ) The Diamond Castle ( 2008 ) Thumbelina ( 2009 ) The Three Musketeers ( 2009 ) 2010s A Mermaid Tale ( 2010 ) A Fashion Fairytale ( 2010 ) A Fairy Secret ( 2011 ) Princess Charm School ( 2011 ) A Mermaid Tale 2 ( 2012 ) The Princess & the Popstar ( 2012 ) The Secret Door ( 2014 ) Star Light Adventure ( 2016 ) Dolphin Magic ( 2017 ) TV series Life in the Dreamhouse ( 2012 -- 2015 ) Dreamtopia ( 2016 -- present ) Dreamhouse Adventures ( 2018 - present ) Shorts and specials The Rockers : Out of This World ( 1987 ) The Sensations : Rockin ' Back to Earth ( 1987 ) Other animation Toy Story 2 ( 1999 ) My Scene : Jammin ' in Jamaica ( 2004 ) My Scene Goes Hollywood : The Movie ( 2005 ) Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) Hawaiian Vacation ( 2011 ) Video games 1980s Barbie ( 1984 ) 1990s Barbie ( 1991 ) Game Girl Magic Fairy Tales : Barbie as Rapunzel Super Model Vacation Adventure Race & Ride Super Sports Nail Designer Storymaker 2000s Beach Vacation Magic Genie Adventure Explorer Horse Adventures Blue Ribbon Race Mystery Ride Wild Horse Rescue Riding Camp The Island Princess Fashion Show : An Eye for Style Series Detective Barbie Related `` Barbie Girl '' Barbie Liberation Organization Barbie Shanghai Barbie 's careers Elliot Handler Ruth Handler `` Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy '' Mattel Inc v 3894207 Canada Inc Mattel, Inc. v. 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Question: when is the new barbie movie coming out
Answer: May 8, 2020