Go about, Barbie: Universal acquiring ‘Monster High’ film dependent on Mattel dolls

Refreshing off the resounding good results of “Barbie,” Mattel is partnering with Universal Images to acquire yet another live-motion movie dependent on its top-providing dolls.

The El Segundo-primarily based toy firm and the studio big announced Wednesday that they are becoming a member of forces for “Monster Substantial,” a huge-display screen feature encouraged by the trendy, plastic descendants of common creatures.

Common and Mattel have tapped Akiva Goldsman — an Oscar-successful screenwriter known for “A Stunning Mind” and “Cinderella Man” — to make the photo less than his banner, Weed Highway. Goldsman mentioned in a statement that he has been “fascinated” by the Monster Significant dolls given that his daughters were being “obsessed” with them as youngsters.

“Monster High” is 1 of lots of film projects in the Mattel pipeline derived from preferred playthings, together with American Girl dolls, Incredibly hot Wheels, the Magic 8 Ball, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and Polly Pocket. (MGM is creating the latter with “Girls” creator Lena Dunham and “Emily in Paris” star Lily Collins connected.)

The toy manufacturing facility is hoping to repeat the commercial and critical triumph that was Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” which grossed $1.4 billion at the global box office very last yr and landed 8 Oscar nominations.

And Mattel isn’t the only 1 hunting to score its future toy blockbuster.

Margot Robbie, who manufactured and starred in “Barbie,” is working on film variations of the Sims video clip activity and the Monopoly board recreation by her creation company, LuckyChap Amusement.

May perhaps the ideal “Barbie” alum get.