<Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Isla, Ruby, Topaz and Amethyst need the Roberts quartet and their four Doge's help to free Emerald from Marlo, Ken and Hugo . </Td> </Tr> <P> In 1986, a St. Petersburg Times newspaper reported that Cannon Films planned to make a Barbie film, but nothing came to fruition . Sony Pictures and Mattel are developing a comedic live - action Barbie movie with Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald producing and Jenny Bicks writing the film . On March 4, 2015 it was announced that Diablo Cody will be doing rewrites on the script . In December 2015 it was announced that Sony would hire three different writers to write scripts, and that they would choose the best one . They are working with the draft written by Hilary Winston . </P> <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>

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