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The 2023 Barbie<\/em> movie grossed $1.4 billion worldwide at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film<\/a> in Warner Bros. history. Now new details have emerged about Margot Robbie\u2019s payday as the movie\u2019s titular character.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to Variety<\/em>, Robbie reportedly made a staggering $50 million from starring in and producing Barbie<\/em>. The publication added that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has not been able to bring on the core Barbie<\/em> team, including Robbie, Ryan Gosling, director Greta Gerwig and her co-writer husband, Noah Baumbach, for a sequel.\u00a0<\/p>\n Talks have reportedly stalled because Zaslav and the team have not been able to agree on pay. The creative team has rejected more than six offers for sequels in the three years since Barbie<\/em> debuted.\u00a0<\/p>\n Variety<\/em> noted that the latest offer Warner Bros. made was the \u201chighest ever\u201d from the studio. One source called the offer \u201clife-changing money.\u201d<\/p>\n A separate source downplayed the offer, saying that the individual compensation for each member of the team is not as \u201chistoric\u201d as the combined amount.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gosling is pushing for $20 million to play Ken again in the sequel. Sources told Variety<\/em> that Gerwig made \u201ctens of millions of dollars\u201d from the 2023 movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n Variety<\/em> confirmed that Gerwig and Baumbach have a concept in mind for a sequel, but they are not revealing any details and will not start writing it until signing a contract with Warner Bros.\u00a0<\/p>\n After Barbie<\/em> became a billion-dollar success, the core team talked publicly about possibly making a sequel. At Time<\/em>\u2019s Women of the Year event<\/a> in March 2024, Gerwig spoke about her guiding principles.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cMy North Star is \u2018What do I deeply love? What do I really care about?\u2019 Like, \u2018What\u2019s the story underneath this story?\u2019\u201d Gerwig said at the event. \u201cAnd I think with Barbie<\/em>, the story underneath this story was I loved Barbie. I remember going to Toys R Us and looking at Barbies, and I loved their hair. And I loved everything about them, and my mom was not sure about it. And I find that\u2019s the story, that\u2019s the generational story\u2026I\u2019m always trying to find those undertows.\u201d<\/p>\n Gerwig wasn\u2019t able to give a definitive answer about a sequel, but noted that she \u201cloved\u201d making the movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI loved the world that we built so much and all of the actors and the idea of getting to be with that group of people again is very exciting,\u201d she said at the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Robbie told the Associated Press<\/a> in November 2023 that it was \u201creally important\u201d that Barbie<\/em> did well at the box office. She said that the \u201cbiggest takeaway\u201d for her was that original films can still \u201chit huge.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t have to be a sequel or a prequel or a remake,\u201d she said. \u201cIt can be totally original. It can still be big.\u201d<\/p>\n Robbie added that the team \u201cput everything\u201d into the movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t imagine what would be next,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The 2023 Barbie<\/em> movie grossed $1.4 billion worldwide at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film<\/a> in Warner Bros. history. Now new details have emerged about Margot Robbie\u2019s payday as the movie\u2019s titular character.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to Variety<\/em>, Robbie reportedly made a staggering $50 million from starring in and producing Barbie<\/em>. The publication added that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has not been able to bring on the core Barbie<\/em> team, including Robbie, Ryan Gosling, director Greta Gerwig and her co-writer husband, Noah Baumbach, for a sequel.\u00a0<\/p>\n Talks have reportedly stalled because Zaslav and the team have not been able to agree on pay. The creative team has rejected more than six offers for sequels in the three years since Barbie<\/em> debuted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhat the team has said about a sequel<\/h2>\n
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