It’s not only a Barbie world — Mattel’s Polly Pocket toy is now getting the live-action blockbuster remedy.
On the heels of Barbie’s 2023 film success — the Warner Bros. movie earned $162 million in its opening weekend — information of the upcoming Polly Pocket movie has grow to be much more distinguished. The movie, nevertheless, was initially introduced in summer time 2021.
“To begin with, they’re two of my favourite women ever,” Robbie Brenner instructed Selection in July 2023 of Lily Collins and Lena Dunham, who’re set to star and direct the mission, respectively. “It’s been a tremendous collaboration. Lena is so collaborative and rolls up her sleeves and actually likes to roll round in notes and pay attention. She’s unbelievable.”
Brenner — who produced Barbie and runs Mattel Movies — added: “Lily is so good and so particular and so productorial. It’s simply been an unbelievable collaboration, so we’re thrilled about it. Hopefully, we’ll be making that in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later.”
Scroll down for every little thing to know concerning the Polly Pocket film:
What Is ‘Polly Pocket’ About?
The film is reportedly about “a younger lady and a pocket-sized lady who type a friendship.” The movie, which is the primary live-action model of Polly Pocket, will look to the ‘90s model of the toy for inspiration. Polly Pocket’s dimension has diverse since its creation within the Eighties — it started as a micro-doll about an inch huge that was saved in cute carriers — and its present slogan, “Tiny However Mighty,” nonetheless suits.
Who Is the ‘Polly Pocket’ Author?
Dunham, who’s each writing and directing the mission, gushed over the chance in June 2021. “Polly Pocket was answerable for numerous hours of childhood escapism for me – Polly gave me a tiny world of magic and autonomy to relate, so it’s fairly poetic to be tackling these identical concepts now as a director collaborating with the sensible Lily Collins, Robbie Brenner, Mattel and MGM,” Dunham to Selection on the time. “I’m so thrilled to carry to bear each my love of this historic property and in addition my deep-seated perception that younger girls want good playful movies that talk to them with out condescension.”
Lily Collins. Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Shutterstock
When Did Lily Collins Signal on to Play Polly Pocket?
Collins confirmed her function as Polly Pocket in June 2021. “Little Lil, huge information. As a baby who was obsessive about Polly Pockets, it’s an actual dream come true to announce this mission!” she wrote through Instagram alongside an image of her photoshopped right into a Polly Pocket holder. “Can’t wait to dive into this pastel world.”
Is the ‘Polly Pocket’ Script Written?
Dunham instructed The Hollywood Reporter in October 2022 that she was ending her second draft for the film. “Now we have loads of enjoyable with the thought of what occurs when a small individual encounters an enormous world,” she defined.
The Ladies alum teased that Collins’ character will likely be fairly small. “Let’s simply say Polly Pocket was at her finest when she was the unique teensy tiny ’90s dimension,” Dunham stated. “They made her slightly larger now, which I assist, due to choking hazards. However I’m writing ’90s tiny.”
Brenner confirmed to Selection in July 2023 that there’s a accomplished script, which she known as “nice.”
Who Is Producing ‘Polly Pocket’?
Collins will function a producer on the live-action film alongside Brenner and Kevin McKeon, who’s a part of the Mattel Movies staff. Sandino Moya-Smith and Winnie Carrillo will characterize MGM (the studio behind the mission) as producers, whereas Liz Watson and Michael P. Cohen will function govt producers.
Lena Dunham. Gregory Tempo/Shutterstock
When Will ‘Polly Pocket’ Hit Theaters?
There is no such thing as a launch date set for Polly Pocket. Amid the continued WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the mission has not but begun filming.
When Did Mattel Purchase Polly Pocket?
The Polly Pocket doll and equipment had been designed by Chris Wiggs in 1983. The toy line was initially licensed by England’s Bluebird Toys earlier than being acquired by Mattel in 1998.
