In an interview with The New Yorker, the Girls creator and star revealed that she has dropped out of writing and directing the Mattel movie: 'I’m not going to do it. I don’t think I have that in me.”
In the wake of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie , it was announced that Dunham had been tapped to write and direct a movie based on another piece of beloved Mattel IP. Dunham’s Polly Pocket film was rumored to star Emily in Paris ingenue Lily Collins as the titular doll. But now, Dunham has said that her vision for a Mattel -produced Polly Pocket film did not align with the powers that be and “what the world wants.” “I wrote a script, and I was working on it for three years,” she told The New Yorker.
“No one but me could make it. And I did think other people could make Polly Pocket.” After the success of Barbie, which was nominated for eight Oscars and made over $1 billion at the box office, Mattel Films reportedly has at least 14 films in development based on Mattel toys and IP. The projects include films based on American Girl dolls, Hot Wheels, and a horror film inspired by the Magic 8 Ball.
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