EXCLUSIVE: After a aggressive bidding battle, Amazon MGM Studios has landed the package deal to a live-action film revolving across the Bratz doll line with Kim Kardashian and Picturestart on board to supply. Charlie Polinger and Lucy McKendrick are writing the script, and whereas whereas a deal just isn’t closed, sources say Kardashian is being eyed to play the villain within the mission.
Erik Feig and Julia Hammer will produce for Picturestart with Kardashian, and Jason and Jasmin Larian producing for MGA. MGA’s Isaac Larian will govt produce.
Given all of the events concerned, together with the worldwide reputation of the toy line, the package deal noticed loads of curiosity. However given the sturdy ties Kardashian and the studio have already got, it is smart the mission ended up at Amazon MGM. Final yr, the studio gained an public sale for an untitled thriller with Kardashian hooked up to star.
Following the success of the Barbie film in 2023, studios have been looking out for iconic toys that might have an identical pop on the large display screen, and Bratz falls proper in line as one thing that might play properly at a worldwide stage. The Bratz toy line has bought greater than 200 million dolls to this point globally and has the best social media engagement throughout all platforms of any toy model on the planet.
As for the movie, plot particulars are unknown presently.
Kardashian has been on a roll as of late each on the manufacturing and appearing fronts. She is at the moment producing and starring the Netflix comedy The Fifth Wheel, which has Eva Longoria directing and Paula Pell penning the script. On the TV entrance she is about to star within the Hulu and Ryan Murphy drama collection All Is Honest and can also be producing and showing within the Hulu collection Group Chat. That collection stars Lala Anthony and shoots this fall.
Polinger’s directorial and writing debut The Plague, produced by Lucy McKendrick and starring Joel Edgerton, just lately premiered to reward in Cannes’ Un Sure Regard. He’s now set to jot down and direct The Masque of the Purple Dying with A24 and Picturestart, which he and McKendrick will produce. McKendrick is in pre-production on Fangs, which she wrote, is directing, and can star in alongside Toni Collette and Edgerton, with Polinger producing.
Kardashian is repped by MGA Leisure are represented by WME. Polinger is represented by Nameless Content material and UTA, and McKendrick is represented by 42 and CAA.
Picturestart most just lately produced and co-financed Collectively, which will probably be launched in theaters in August by Neon, and the 2023 Sundance Ensemble Award Winner Theater Camp, which was launched by Searchlight final yr. Amongst 13 movies and 4 collection produced or financed since launch are Unpregnant on HBO Max in 2020 and the 2022 Sundance Viewers Award winner Cha Cha Actual Easy on Apple TV+.
