<P> On August 5, 2015, Sony Pictures set the film's release date on June 2, 2017 . </P> <P> On December 2, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Amy Schumer had been cast as Barbie . It also reported that minor changes would be made in terms of the character and the story itself, centering on a Barbie, who after she is exiled from a world full of Barbies, enters the real world as a normal woman who is imperfect . On March 23, 2017, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Schumer had dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts; similar reports stated that the film was without a director . In August 2017, it was announced that Anne Hathaway would star as the titular character and that up - and - coming director Alethea Jones would helm the film . </P> <P> Originally scheduled for release on May 12, 2017, it was reported that the live - action film adaptation was pushed back and was set for a June 29, 2018 release in the United States; it was later pushed back to August 8, 2018 . The film would later move its release date to May 8, 2020 . On April 26, 2018, Diablo Cody announced she has dropped out of the project . Cody said that she spent too much time involved working on the screenplay for Tully to focus on writing the live action Barbie movie and that she doesn't feel she is the right person to write the script . </P>

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