The doll is designed so that more children ‘see themselves in Barbie’ On Monday, Mattel launches its first autistic Barbie, not long after the release of its first doll with type 1 diabetes. This newest addition to Barbie’s Fashionistas range is designed so that more children “see themselves in Barbie”, as well as encouraging all […]

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The shocking slip up has resulted in a court date for the multinational toy manufacturer. A mother has filed a lawsuit against toy company Mattel after a mistake on their packaging resulted in her child accessing a pornography website. The packaging blunder was spotted last month and led to the a range of Wicked dolls […]

1 year ago

‘One is not born a Weird Barbie. One becomes a Weird Barbie’ With Barbie breaking the billion-dollar mark, Mattel is set to capitalise on its success with the release of a new doll – ‘Weird Barbie’. The new figurine is based on Kate McKinnon’s character in the Greta Gerwig movie that hit cinemas on July […]

2 years ago

Just the 45 more to come With just weeks to go until the Barbie Movie hits the big screen, excitement is growing for one of the most hotly-anticipated films to drop this year. Seeing the potential to create their own version of a cinematic universe, Mattel – the company who own the rights to Barbie […]

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Who isn’t a Barbie girl? Ryan Gosling is said to appear alongside The Suicide Squad’s Margot Robbie as Ken in an upcoming film about Mattel’s iconic doll Barbie. Margot Robbie’s Barbie movie is said to have found its Ken in the form of Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Gosling, reports Deadline. Sources have told the website that […]

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