Amy Schumer Might Play Barbie in Live-Action Movie 

Oh god, no. She's 35. Please, just get an unknown actress in her early 20s, there's no way this woman can pull off playing a teenager convincingly.

This has a received a lot of backlash, just like ghostbusters did which was also by sony. Looks like this will flop. Sigh.....

I mean, the very idea of a live action movie about Barbie is already so bad, it's kind of amazing that someone was paid to come up with it. When have live action adaptations of cartoons ever been a good idea?

I don't think cartoons in general. Barbie has come under a lot of criticism for promoting unrealistic female body image and there's this huge feminist movement nowadays that are against the idea of "skinny" girls being an ideal. I think they mean good but a lot of people hate feminists for many reasons that I simply can't state (I don't want to get political here). I am definitely not taking any sides here but recently "ghostbusters" flopped because it received backlash from anti-feminist groups. So now a similar thing is happening with the live action barbie movie. I think they're trying to promote a good message with the plot but I don't think that's the barbie movie that I wanted and a lot of people just want a female lead that looks like barbie (Margot robbie being a very popular choice for the role). We'll see how this turns out but I think with how things are going it'll flop.

Eh, she looks too old for playing as Barbie. And honestly, I didn't really like the idea of this Barbie live action movie. I think it would be better if Barbie just stay as doll and animates movies. Also, I think this movie would be flop, like the Bratz live action movie in 2007 (if anyone else know about it)

I don't understand how can they give role of 17 year old to 35 year old. Are they loosing their mind, for god's sake!

I hope this one flops. Apparently the Ghostbusters fiasco wasn't enough of a wake up call for Sony, they must really hate themselves and their revenue.

I really think that this movie will flop just like the Bratz live action movie did.

Ghostbusters didn't flop because it was a bad movie. While it may not be a cinematic masterpiece, it was beloved by the critics and actual movie-goers. It flopped because angry men and neckbeards were mad that Sony rebooted the franchise with an all-women cast (because women are the worst!!!!) and mouth-to-mouth propaganda (and rampant misogyny) killed the momentum of the movie, so not quite the same situation.

Amy Schumer's also not going to play a teenage-version of Barbie. Here's a synopsis:
Schumer will play a character who lives in Barbieland, among all of the various Barbie characters beloved by doll collectors (there are dolls covering over 180 careers). In a fish-out-of-water story reminiscent of films like Splash and Big, Schumer’s Barbie gets kicked out, basically because she’s not perfect enough, is a bit eccentric and doesn’t quite fit the mold. She then goes on an adventure in the real world and by the time she returns to Barbieland to save it, she has gained the realization that perfection comes on the inside, not the outside, and that the key to happiness is belief in oneself, free of the obligation to adhere to some unattainable standard of perfection. Mattel, with a lot at stake since the toyline has generated $3 billion in sales, signed off on the take.
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So her casting does make sense to a certain extent. (Not defending it by any means, I don't like Amy).

Ghostbusters would probably not flop so hard if it wasn't such an obvious attempt at pandering to the extreme leftists and third-wave feminists. It feels like the ultimate feminist wet dream: a bunch of protagonists, one of whom has a striking resemblance to Trigglypuff, a token "sassy black woman", also the only one not a scientist in the group, and men as evil. I doubt the response would have been as polarizing if they just tried a little less hard at being the ultimate feminist movie. Do I blame a certain portion of population who were unable to accept an all-female reboot to a beloved franchise for its box office failure? Yeah, to an extent. But the movie itself doesn't quite sit right with me.

Honestly, that synopsis doesn't say anything about Barbie not being a teenager, so I'm still unconvinced. And this looks like another stupid attempt by Sony to preach their version of feminism a la Ghostbusters, "Barbie is so fake, but our take on Barbie is ~special~! This Barbie is realistic and down to earth and imperfect! She's not like the other girls!" and this is just a load of bull because when was Barbie ever about perfection? The whole 'Barbie is soo perfect' shtick was a label that mainstream media slapped on her. How can you make a movie about a franchise when you get the very premise of the franchise so, so damn wrong?

Again, I hope it flops, as it should. I don't need this type of SJW pandering.

I mean they should've just cast barbie right and made a normal barbie movie and no one would have complained. I don't care if some women think barbie isn't a good role model, she's too skinny, too "perfect" and not realistic. The reason I like the animated barbie movies is because barbie is classy, smart, independent, positive and very likable. Most people don't care about her body type, barbie is a doll.

Sony has made a big mistake, only pandering to feminists. They should learnt from their mistakes. A lot of people are saying that Amy is vulgar and unfunny. I have watched her interviews and she does make a lot of sex jokes, she's not the barbie I would've liked for this movie. Initially they wanted to make a "mary poppins" type barbie who helps others using the skills she has learnt from all her different careers. Now that would've been a much better movie and everyone would've been happy.

This seems like a blatant attempt to be "socially progressive" and "feminist" just like they did with ghostbusters. Oh well, i really hope sony changes their mind after the negative reaction this has received.

Actually most people who consider Barbie not an ideal stuff for kids to look upon does't know hella shit about her and her movies. If only they have seen her movies once they'd know what messages her movies conveys be it 3 Musketeers, 12DP, PCS or Fashion Fairytale, every movie of her sends a great message to kids.

Her being skinny or wearing pink doesn't make her all femine and no brain, that's BS. If Sony's casted Amy just for showing that they wanna show people a real side and be feminazi than that's really lame.

Alright, I guess they would be ruin Barbie with choosing the wrong actress to portray her.

It's not just the actress, though. It's the way they're treating Barbie. It's the typical mainstream media slut-shaming stuff you usually get from the likes of Lammily supporters, who have never bothered to familiarize themselves with Barbie or what she stands for, choosing instead to take one look at the doll and immediately conclude that she must be a shallow bitch because she's portrayed as feminine and conventionally attractive. Because we all know femininity = evil.

This movie sounds like it goes against everything we have known about Barbie. All those inspiring, uplifting stuff about overcoming obstacles and doing what you love? All that girl power stuff? None of that seems to be reflected in this movie. Like I said, I don't need a goddamn third-wave feminism propaganda shoved down my throat, and it amazes me that Mattel actually let this happen.

yeah I agree MelodyLaurel, I can't believe Mattel is allowing this. Do they really think Amy schumer is a good role model for kids?

I understand what they are trying to do, but I wish they would make Amy Schumer in a doll world at the beginning of the movie like in the Disney movie Life-Size, but without her being BARBIE. In Life-Size, I think Tyra Banks was an Eve doll. I just really dislike how Amy Schumer is going to be associated with Barbie. Barbie has such a special place in my heart and I think we all feel this way. Growing up with her movies, she taught me how to be kind, forgiving, brave, and a good person. I feel like this film is going to change the Barbie we know into somebody else, which is so hypocritical because that completely goes against what they are supposed to be saying for the message of the film.