Page 43 - Ryan Fleck News Today

The latest news stories from the Irish Film & Television Network, on production, training opportunities, casting and much more.

One of the standout moments of the film sees Americas character Gloria - a human - comforting Barbie (Margot Robbie) as the doll struggles with an existential crisis.

The pair, who both play different versions of the doll Ken in the film, were stood alongside each other on the pink carpet when Simu put his arm around Ryans waist.

It has been revealed that the Schitts Creek actor, 39, and the theatre star, 29, were both in the running to be among the huge group of Ken dolls in the movie.

Barbie surpassed other female-directed films like Captain Marvel and Frozen II.

Barbie could pass $500 million globally this week.

The record-breaking returns for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ are probably evidence of franchise fatigue — or at least that audiences want alternatives to the same old, same old.

The movie opened to $162 million at the North American box office over the weekend. Girl power, or something!

"Barbenheimer" keeps on growing at the movie theater box office – Greta Gerwigs very pink fantasy-comedy "Barbie" and Christopher Nolans extremely dark historical drama "Oppenheimer" powered to bigger opening weekends

Barbenheimer’ is more than just a meme (although Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are still wondering what a ‘meme’ is!). It is, says ‘Variety’, a full-fledged box-office phenomenon.