Barbie sequel reportedly stalled due to eye-watering Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie salaries
The Independent • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The sequel to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is currently stalled due to salary negotiations with stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, despite the original film’s massive success.
- Warner Bros. faces a December deadline to secure deals with the principal talent or risk losing the Barbie rights back to Mattel, complicating the sequel's production.
- Negotiations have been ongoing for months, with Warner Bros. reportedly offering substantial deals, including profit shares and upfront payments, which have not been accepted by the talent or their representatives.
- The original 2023 Barbie film grossed over $1.4 billion, received eight Oscar nominations, and became the highest-grossing film directed by a woman, with Robbie also serving as a producer through her LuckyChap Entertainment.
- Barbie became a cultural phenomenon, boosted by its distinctive marketing and the “Barbenheimer” event, which paired its release with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
