Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls and dreaming about what kind of woman she would ...

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The inclusive world of Barbie is expanding yet again — this time, with the first-ever blind Barbie doll and a Black Barbie with Down syndrome. Toy manufacturer Mattel announced the two new additions ...

Barbie has announced two new additions to its growing line of diverse and inclusive dolls: a blind Barbie and the first Black Barbie with Down syndrome. Mattel announced the two new dolls on Tuesday ...

Netflix’s 'Black Barbie' tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be — and the lasting impact she left behind Courtesy of Netflix Barbie dolls first hit the shelves in 1959 — but it would ...

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more ...

Tom Ackerley and his production company LuckyChap — which he runs alongside wife Margot Robbie — aren’t new to the awards conversation. Their 2020 feature Promising Young Woman won an Oscar for best ...

“Barbie” may have dominated the global box office in 2023 but when it comes to DVDs it turns out even the dextrous doll doesn’t stand a chance against…well, “Black Adam” as it turns out. Despite ...

CNN reported on Friday that Barbie was streaming on Max — in an alleged news segment that was pretty obviously a commercial for another Warner Bros. Discovery property. Back when Barbie was released, ...

My bedroom as a little girl from around ages 4 to 6 was decked out in Barbie. My walls were purple with border wallpaper designed with Barbie’s face, framed by hearts and pink flowers, lining the top.

Mattel’sMAT1.01%increase; green up pointing triangle bet on “Barbie” is paying off, with the summer big-screen hit lifting the toy maker out of its quarterly sales slump. Mattel’s runaway box-office ...