Will ‘Barbie’ Get a Sequel? Warner Bros. Is Scrambling to Reach a Deal.
Reported by New York Times Business · nytimes.com · July 31, 2026
Three years after the $1.5 billion hit, Warner Bros. is trying to reach a deal before December, when the rights for a sequel revert to Mattel.
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