{"id":12916,"date":"2019-02-15T22:14:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T04:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=12916"},"modified":"2019-02-16T18:41:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T00:41:50","slug":"mattel-and-mgm-partner-to-produce-live-action-motion-picture-based-on-iconic-american-girl-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/15\/mattel-and-mgm-partner-to-produce-live-action-motion-picture-based-on-iconic-american-girl-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattel And MGM Partner To Produce Live Action Motion Picture Based On Iconic American Girl\u00ae Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 15, 2019<\/span>\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Mattel, Inc.\u00a0(NASDAQ: MAT) and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) have partnered to develop a live action motion picture based on Mattel&#8217;s classic American Girl\u00ae line of books and dolls.<\/p>\n<p>Mattel Films, MGM and PICTURESTART&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Erik Feig<\/span>\u00a0will produce the film.\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Cassidy Lange<\/span>, MGM&#8217;s Co-President of Production and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Robbie Brenner<\/span>, Mattel Films&#8217; Executive Producer will oversee production.<\/p>\n<p>American Girl characters were first introduced in 1986 and have since offered an inspiring world of dolls, original content, and experiences that nourish a girl&#8217;s spirit and help develop her strength of character. Over 32 million American Girl dolls and 157 million American Girl books have been sold through the company&#8217;s catalogue, retail stores and website to date. American Girl&#8217;s popular character stories have previously been adapted into several successful films made for television and culminated in Picturehouse and New Line Cinema&#8217;s feature adaptation of the Kit Kittredge character with\u00a0<i>Kit Kittredge: An American Girl<\/i>, starring\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Abigail Breslin<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Ynon Kreiz,\u00a0Mattel&#8217;s\u00a0Chairman and CEO said: &#8220;American Girl is a beloved, story-driven franchise lending itself perfectly to a feature film. In MGM and Erik we have world-class partners and we look forward to working with them to give our passionate American Girl fans of all ages another way to connect with this iconic brand. This is another example of Mattel continuing to execute on our strategy as we transform\u00a0Mattel\u00a0into an IP-driven, high-performing toy company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;American Girl is a timeless and iconic brand that is part of the fabric of families all over the world. We look forward to working with our partners at Mattel and PICTURESTART to bring this cross-generational film to audiences all over the globe,&#8221; said\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Jonathan Glickman<\/span>, MGM&#8217;s President, Motion Picture Group.<\/p>\n<p>Mattel recently announced an upcoming\u00a0<i>Hot Wheels<\/i><b>\u00ae<\/b>\u00a0live action motion picture and the\u00a0<i>Barbie<\/i><b>\u00ae<\/b>\u00a0feature-film starring and co-produced by Academy Award\u00ae-nominated actress\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Margot Robbie<\/span>, both in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures. Mattel has also partnered with Sony Pictures for a reimagining of\u00a0<i>Masters of the Universe<\/i>, based on Mattel&#8217;s beloved toy line which became a successful animated television program.<\/p>\n<p>MGM recently released\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Steven Caple Jr.&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<i>Creed II,<\/i>\u00a0starring\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Michael B. Jordan<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Sylvester Stallone<\/span>, setting the record for highest grossing live action opener across Thanksgiving. Upcoming on the MGM film slate is\u00a0<i>Fighting With My Family,<\/i>\u00a0a comedy-drama written and directed by\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Stephen Merchant<\/span>, based on the true personal story of WWE\u00a0Superstar Paige<sup>TM<\/sup>\u00a0and her family of professional wrestlers,\u00a0starring\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Florence Pugh<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Vince Vaughn<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Dwayne Johnson<\/span>, in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<span class=\"xn-chron\">February 14, 2019<\/span>, expanding wide on\u00a0<span class=\"xn-chron\">February 22, 2019<\/span>;\u00a0<i>The Hustle,\u00a0<\/i>a hilarious new comedy starring Academy Award winner\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Anne Hathaway<\/span>\u00a0and Rebel Wilson, which will be released in theaters on\u00a0<span class=\"xn-chron\">May 10, 2019<\/span>; the feature adaptation of\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Nicola Yoon&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0best-selling novel\u00a0<i>The Sun Is Also A Star<\/i>\u00a0with Warner Bros. 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