The Polly Pocket movie is not happening anymore

[just444]

Lena Dunham will no longer direct the "Polly Pocket" movie she was developing for three years.

“I think Greta [Gerwig] managed this incredible feat [with ‘Barbie’], which was to make this thing that was literally candy to so many different kinds of people and was perfectly and… pic.twitter.com/v3OZUBO3gk
- Variety (@Variety) July 9, 2024

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[just444]

i mean she's awful in many ways, but i think she is right about not wanting to do the whole body discourse again. we have seen how crazy it got over Nicola Coughlan.

[sapphiredragon]

Yeah, and it was frustrating because it was a lot of dudes conflating people's very valid criticisms towards her with just making insulting and degrading remarks about her looks and body.

[babarsuhail]

[abbylover23]

Good lol she’s the worst

[bellwetherr]

wonderful news

[dementedriku]

The irony of the Barbie movie inspiring women to NOT make more female movies 😄

[mercander]

Right?? Wild