Amy Schumer Is BARBIE

[TheSkeletonMan939]

The ever-charming, totally classy "comedian" is apparently in talks to play an all-new, all-different Barbie in the surefire-hit movie.

Amy Schumer will star in Sony’s live-action Barbie movie.

Mattel and producers Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, and Amy Pascal have teamed up for the project, which will try to take a contemporary spin on beauty, feminism and identity.

A year ago, Sony hired three scribes to pen separate screenplays with the studio picking Hilary Winston’s idea and script with which to work off. It is expected that Schumer will rewrite the script with her sister, Kim Caramele.

A search for a director is also underway.

The Barbie doll, launched in March 1959 from El Segundo, California-based Mattel, is one of the biggest toy brands in the world, bringing in $3 billion annually. But it’s a brand that has had to address issues of self-image and race in modern times.

The feature, with Schumer in the lead, will try to address those in a story that begins in a perfect land of Barbies where one woman slowly awakens to the fact that she doesn’t fit it. She is expelled from the idealistic land and journeys to the real world, where she discovers that being unique is an asset.

The studio is hoping to make an imaginative family comedy with plenty of heart, using the Tom Hanks classics Splash and Big, as well as Disney’s more recent Enchanted, which starred Amy Adams, as touchstones.

The road to a Barbie movie has not been an easy one and finding the right take has been critical. One point the project was looking to be a buddy comedy, a two-hander that teams Barbie with an overworked bureaucrat looking for an assistant.

Schumer’s casting is sure to raise eyebrows. One, it goes against the classic image of Barbie being a thin beauty that has come under fire in recent times, which is precisely the point of this casting. And two, Schumer has cultivated a brand of saucy comedy that can clash with Mattel’s pristine image of a gal who has unlimited career options.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amy-schumer-talks-star-barbie-movie-sony-952279

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[ToTheNines]

"Comedienne"*

[DestronMirage22]

WTF!? Is hollywood really THAT out of ideas?

[Raph's Girl]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Dierna/smileys/blink.gif

[snake]

Amy Schumer has a nice rack

[TurtleTitan97]

WTF!? Is hollywood really THAT out of ideas?

Nope, just Sony.

[Autbot_Benz]

I like Amy Schumer she is hot

[DestronMirage22]

Amy Schumer has a nice rack

Classy :P

Anyways, who would be the market for a movie like this anyways? Let me rephrase that; who would WANT to watch a movie like this? Or better yet, WHO was the guy who came up with this (and what was he on)?

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Anyways, who would be the market for a movie like this anyways? Let me rephrase that; who would WANT to watch a movie like this?

That's what I'm wondering too. There's no obvious demographic I can see this appealing to. Hell, I'll bet it's going to be rated PG-13.

[ZariusTwo]

Oh Sony. Never cease attempting to be relevant.

[Candy Kappa]

Okay. not what I'd expect, but okay, it's intriguing. Personally I'd love a proper animated movie (there's a million DTV movies) with same flair as The LEGO movie, maybe close to Barbie's Dreamhouse series.

Live-Action didn't work so well for Bratz, how well will it work for the OG beauty doll?

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Live-Action didn't work so well for Bratz, how well will it work for the OG beauty doll?

Th-there's a live-action Bratz? :teek:

[TurtleTitan97]

Th-there's a live-action Bratz? :teek:

And it apparently came out 9 years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratz_(2007_film)

[Candy Kappa]

Th-there's a live-action Bratz? :teek:

O yes.

It's pretty bad, not just due to the property it's based off since it's just a generic tween movie for girls with the name slapped on... Which I guess fits the Bratz?

[ToTheNines]

I used to play my sisters copy of a Barbie Pet Rescue on PC when I was 9.

[Raph's Girl]

Th-there's a live-action Bratz? :teek:

Bratz: The Movie. Came out in 2007. It was a musical... yeah.. :ohwell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratz_(2007_film)

[IndigoErth]

begins in a perfect land of Barbies where one woman slowly awakens to the fact that she doesn’t fit it. She is expelled from the idealistic land and journeys to the real world
o.O If that was done to be purposely corny and weird in a legitimately entertaining way, and it wasn't specifically Barbie, that could be.... interesting?

Doesn't work as Barbie though, being imperfect and different is out of character. Now if it focused on an unknown imperfect 'doll' and it indirectly poked fun at superficial dolls like Barbie who are trying way too hard to be what they are...

Wrong angle as is though. If Barbie has to learn a lesson then she should learn to chill out on trying so hard to be a certain way.

[Powder]

http://i.imgur.com/j33vesu.jpg

[plastroncafe]

Iiiiinteresting.

I mean, just putting Schumer in a "family friendly" movie is curious enough.
I know it'd never happen, but I'd love to see a movie that approaches Barbie the way Bob's Burgers approached My Little Pony.
Barbie was directly inspired by merchandising for a German comic strip, and it's original demographic was adult men.

[sdp]

She's too fat to be Barbie.

[Storm Eagle]

She's too fat to be Barbie.

I guess they're trying to prove that there's beauty in non-thin women too.

Whatever. They did cast Rosie O'Donnell as Betty in the Flintstones movie from 1994.

[sdp]

Which is stupid unless it's a parody film. Barbie might be criticized but it is what it is and pretending it isn't won't do any favors to society. Rosie O'Donnel isn't a good example, that was just bad casting while here they're going for a PR move.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Oh, Sony. :trolleye:

[snake]

http://i.imgur.com/j33vesu.jpg

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[kaptainmyke]

Amy Schumer has a nice rack

But, no, she doesn't. She's a gross chubby, not a hot chubby. There are some truly gorgeous overweight females out there. In abundance. Not with Amy. I greatly dislike her. Especially for her crack at Ryan Dunn at the comedy central roast. I hope her career dies. :tsad:

[Vegita-San]

I'm calling it now.

Directed by Fig Newton.


Seriously, how does amy pascal still keep getting work at sony? did she blackmail her way to the top?

and why is amy schumer famous? first i ever heard of her was a star wars pic.

[snake]

But, no, she doesn't. She's a gross chubby, not a hot chubby. There are some truly gorgeous overweight females out there. In abundance. Not with Amy. I greatly dislike her. Especially for her crack at Ryan Dunn at the comedy central roast. I hope her career dies. :tsad:

I hate her too, but she's not THAT chubby. Like aside from her face she's alright.

[Spike Spiegel]

There are some truly gorgeous overweight females out there. In abundance. :tsad:

I'm curious as to who makes your list.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Schumer reminds me of Miss Piggy. A "zero charisma" edition.

[drgon78]

I agree, Schumer is like Miss Piggy but without the charisma. This is really bad casting even if it is a parody.

[raph27]

Wow, Sony really is desperate, aren't they... I guess there's worse ideas (emoji movie) but I'm really wondering how this is going to work.

[Jephael]

They couldn't have gone with somebody like Abby Elliot? She would've been a much better choice, plus she deserves a better role to make up for that pi$$ poor excuse of a cameo she had in Michael Bay's Ninja Turtle reboot.

[kaptainmyke]

I'm curious as to who makes your list.

Chubby actresses in hollywood who either lost weight or still look smoking hot (regardless of race or sexual preference):

Sara Rue, America Ferrera, Kelly Osbourne (without the stupid purple hair and shaved sides), Kat Dennings, Adele, Jennifer Coolidge, Kirsty Allie, Ricki Lake (SOOO HOT), Christina Schmidt, Crystal Renn, Queen Latifah, Liv Tyler (she's size 14), Christina Hendricks, Christina Aguilera, Kate Dillon

Jessica Simpson even was sooooo hot at 9 months pregnant.


Worldwide? Here's some of my favorites: Tara Lynn, Justine Legault, Barbara Brickner, Ashley Graham

If your chubby or curvy, own it. Simply put.

[plastroncafe]

Because it hasn't been said in a while:

No one cares about your boners.

That said, no living person is capable of having Barbie's proportions without undergoing surgery. Which isn't all that surprising, given her male sex toy origin.

[Spike Spiegel]

Chubby actresses in hollywood who either lost weight or still look smoking hot (regardless of race or sexual preference):

Sara Rue, America Ferrera, Kelly Osbourne (without the stupid purple hair and shaved sides), Kat Dennings, Adele, Jennifer Coolidge, Kirsty Allie, Ricki Lake (SOOO HOT), Christina Schmidt, Crystal Renn, Queen Latifah, Liv Tyler (she's size 14), Christina Hendricks, Christina Aguilera, Kate Dillon

Jessica Simpson even was sooooo hot at 9 months pregnant.


Worldwide? Here's some of my favorites: Tara Lynn, Justine Legault, Barbara Brickner, Ashley Graham

If your chubby or curvy, own it. Simply put.

Not bad.

Slighty off-topic but I always thought that Kirstie Alley's replacement for Lt. Saavik in the Star Trek movies was a better actress for the part. Alley always seemed like she was chewing scenery in Wrath of Khan.

After looking at this thread, I almost wish Disney would make a Toy Story spinoff starring their version of Barbie.

[plastroncafe]

I've heard there are already Barbie CGI movies, and that they're actually pretty good. So if you're really jonesing for that kind of entertainment, it already exists.

[kaptainmyke]

Because it hasn't been said in a while:

No one cares about your boners.

That said, no living person is capable of having Barbie's proportions without undergoing surgery. Which isn't all that surprising, given her male sex toy origin.

first of all, LOL at the "no one cares about your boners"

secondly, uh what? "male sex toy origin" :teek:

[Candy Kappa]

Eeeeh, I'd do some googling first to see which Barbie movie is worth watching, there's a dime a dozen of them and a lot of them are pretty bad or just boring.

Barbie's Dreamhouse is a series on Netflix which is pretty funny, very self-aware without being condescending to the brand.

[plastroncafe]

first of all, LOL at the "no one cares about your boners"

secondly, uh what? "male sex toy origin" :teek:

Iiiiinteresting.
...
Barbie was directly inspired by merchandising for a German comic strip, and it's original demographic was adult men.

Bild Lilli Doll (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild_Lilli_doll)

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Bild Lilli Doll (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild_Lilli_doll)

The purpose of that product was wholly different from that of Barbie dolls.

[plastroncafe]

The purpose of that product was wholly different from that of Barbie dolls.

Hence the rebranding, but Barbie was directly inspired by the Lilli doll.
Who invented the Barbie doll and why? (http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/barbie-history.htm) (howstuffworks.com)

But when an American woman named Ruth Handler spied a Lilli doll in a store while vacationing in Switzerland, she didn't see it as a prurient novelty. Instead, she thought it would be the perfect toy for her daughter, Barbara. Handler had observed Barbara and her girlfriends playing with paper dolls that depicted teenage girls or adult women. To Handler, that was their way of practicing for adulthood. Yet, aside from the two-dimensional paper dolls, no other dolls available in stores portrayed the mature female body. For that reason, she bought two Lilli dolls for Barbara during that Switzerland trip in 1956 -- and one for herself.

Ruth Handler was one of the co-founders of Mattel.

Ruth Handler planned to tap into that emerging kid consumerism with the extra Lilli doll she brought back stateside. With Lilli as her muse, Handler convinced her husband and the all-male design team at Mattel to follow her lead in filling the empty market niche for a more mature female doll. Mattel began crafting Handler's dream doll by 1957. They kept Lilli's general figure but scrubbed off some of her makeup, relaxed her smile and used soft vinyl instead of hard plastic to construct her.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Yeah, I know. Barbie was ripped off from Bild Lilli.
By "male sex toy origin" you make it seem like Barbie's appeal to young girls was a mistake rather than the point.

[plastroncafe]

I would consider the point to be a mistake.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

What?

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[plastroncafe]

The appeal wasn't a mistake. That was classing marketing.
The fact that they marketed a toy made for men to little girls as something the little girls should aspire to be, was a mistake.

It's gross.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

It's a bit of an unattractive evolution, yeah. But the appeal wasn't in the figure of the doll itself, the appeal was in the professions and things that this (wo)man for all seasons could do.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Y'know who I would cast Amy for? Live-action Pam Poovey. She'd rock that role.

[ProactiveMan]

This is like making a G.I. Joe movie about pacifism.

[Allio]

as mentioned on Rangerboard, if it can have the same quality as Barbie's life in the dreamhouse, count me in, that sh!t is hilarious

I've heard there are already Barbie CGI movies, and that they're actually pretty good. So if you're really jonesing for that kind of entertainment, it already exists.

They are pretty generic little girl' film, only Dreamhouse is the only thing of value.

[ZariusTwo]

Well, it now appears development has shifted from Sony to Warner Bros.

During the course of the film's stay at Sony, Schumer departed and Ann Hathaway was put in the frame, but she also departed.

WB are apparently keen on getting Margot Robbie involved

https://deadline.com/2018/10/anne-hathaway-barbie-movie-to-open-2020-1202267729/

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Well, it now appears development has shifted from Sony to Warner Bros.

During the course of the film's stay at Sony, Schumer departed and Ann Hathaway was put in the frame, but she also departed.

WB are apparently keen on getting Margot Robbie involved

https://deadline.com/2018/10/anne-hathaway-barbie-movie-to-open-2020-1202267729/

Now THERE'S a Barbie. And I mean that as a compliment.

Still waiting on Amy Schumer to be cast as Pam Poovey for the live-action Archer movie...

[ProphetofGanja]

Amber Heard is who I would cast as Barbie, personally

[Leo656]

Would she come with Johnny Depp Ken, with a gallon of bourbon and spring-loaded kicking action?

[ProphetofGanja]

Nah Jason Sudeikis would make a funny Ken

[Leo656]

I guess my joke was too subtle.

"Johnny Depp kicked Amber Heard in the stomach, and some people don't care about it because he has pouty lips and high cheekbones."

...Meh. Was funnier before. :lol:

..........I'm vamping to cover the fact that I have no idea who the guy you mentioned is. :lol:

[ProphetofGanja]

All the subtlety of a 10 lb-hammer :lol:

[Leo656]

That's generally my style. :lol: