Bobby is on track to make a lot of money at the box office in its first week. It already has paid dividends for them in terms of all these brand partnerships. There was a very real risk of this just being a commercial for a toy. But it does seem like for Barbie, you know, time and time again, Greta Goig really pushed for creative freedom and got it.
Is Barbie a toy commercial doubling as the first installment of an inevitable Mattel Cinematic Universe? Or does it have something important to say? Barbie’s multitudes, explained.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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