According to rumors, there is already a story and the first script pages for the second part.
In the summer of 2023, “Barbie” appeared as a film on the world’s big screens and grossed a whopping 1.4 billion US dollars (the equivalent of 1.3 billion euros) in the box office. The director thought that there should be a sequel at some point Greta Gerwig and co-screenwriter Noah Baumbach probably already clear. But only if they found a suitable story to continue. According to rumors, this case has now occurred.
Is there a new idea for a “Barbie” sequel yet?
Gerwig and Baumbach are said to have come up with a new idea for a sequel. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the production company Warner Bros. has also already been inaugurated. In addition, insiders are said to have reported to “Hollywood Reporter” that there is now the possibility of contract discussions. However, the plot of the second part is still secret.
How much of these rumors are true remains to be seen. Representatives of the studio as well as Gerwig and Baumbach rejected the “Hollywood Reporter” report as inaccurate and illegitimate.
Is the script already being worked on?
But if an agreement were to actually be reached, it would probably take a while before a second “Barbie” part actually shows in cinemas. For now, life and creative partners Gerwig and Baumbach still have to work on the script and set dates. According to “Hollywood Reporter” insiders, the minds behind the first film adaptation are already writing. As already emerged at a “WGA West” Q&A in 2023, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach would generally work separately from each other and then move the drafts back and forth.
“If I find the pull, then we get it”
The couple was nominated for an Oscar for the 2ß23 script, among other things. Already at the “Time’s Women of the Year” award in March 2024, 41-year-old Gerwig said about a possible sequel to “Barbie”: “My north star is: What do I really love? What do I really care about? What is the story behind this story? If I find the pull, then we get it. If I don’t find suction, there’s nothing left.”
The American is currently said to be busy with a “Narnia” adaptation for Netflix.