Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs, Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca, said in a statement, “We have a rights deal with Mattel in place and have made a series of big offers to try and finalize ...
Three years of negotiations, more than half a dozen offers, and a CEO who called the profit-sharing deal "too generous" have left the sequel in limbo.
Warner Bros. is currently in high-stakes negotiations to secure a sequel for the 2023 blockbuster Barbie before a critical December deadline.