Look, I think the idea of a Barbie movie is super f–king cool and I hope something goes in there and kills it.” I was really overwhelmed at the time, and I think I was really only capable of reaching in and pulling out something super personal. “To be honest, the timeline coincided with my writing Tully. God knows I tried,” the Jennifer’s Body screenwriter told Screen Crush in 2018.
I was literally incapable of writing a Barbie script. After the writer departed from the project, Cody opened up about the complications that came with trying to bring the iteration to life. The Barbie movie was originally set to be rewritten by Diablo Cody with Amy Schumer in the lead role.
Come on, Barbie, let’s go party! The live-action approach to the story of iconic doll line has been a long time in the making.
