Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Barbie 2 Talks May Reopen Under Skydance Leadership
The people who made the first Barbie movie have not been confirmed for a second one.
Margot Robbie played Barbie, and Ryan Gosling played Ken.
Greta Gerwig directed the first movie and wrote it with Noah Baumbach.
Earlier reports said discussions about bringing some of them back had stopped moving forward.
Now, the new leaders at Skydance are contacting Robbie and her company, LuckyChap.
This could mean they want to start talks again.
But nobody has officially said that the original team will return.
So, the sequel's creative team is still uncertain.
The original Barbie cast and filmmaker have not been confirmed for a sequel.
Margot Robbie played Barbie, and Ryan Gosling played Ken in the first film.
Greta Gerwig directed the movie and co-wrote it with Noah Baumbach.
Earlier reports said talks with Robbie, Gosling, and Gerwig had stalled.
New Skydance leadership is reaching out to Robbie and LuckyChap, but no agreement has been announced.
- Who
- New Skydance leadership is reaching out to Margot Robbie and LuckyChap; the return of the original creative team is unconfirmed.
- What
- Talks about a Barbie sequel may be reopening, but no return agreements have been announced.
- Why
- The new studio leadership appears to want to reopen discussions about the sequel.
- First film's Barbie
- Margot Robbie
- First film's Ken
- Ryan Gosling
- Director
- Greta Gerwig
- Co-writer
- Noah Baumbach
- Production company contacted
- LuckyChap
- Sequel status
- No official confirmation that the original cast or filmmaker will return