“Barbie 2” Might Be Getting Held Up by How Much Margot Robbie Made from the First One. It’s a Lot

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“Barbie 2” Might Be Getting Held Up by How Much Margot Robbie Made from the First One. It’s a Lot

“Barbie” was a huge hit, so a sequel should be a no-brainer.  But stories have been going around for several weeks that it’s not coming together because certain people want too much money.

Those “certain people” include Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, director Greta Gerwig, and her husband (slash) co-writer Noah Baumbach.  They all want significant up-front raises, plus increases in back-end payouts.

According to “Variety”, Margot made $50 million for both starring in the movie and producing it . . . and Gerwig reportedly pocketed tens of millions herself.

Sources say Warner Brothers has made half a dozen offers over the last few years, and they’ve all been rejected.  One was even supposedly for, quote, “life-changing money.”

The studio only has about four months to close a deal on the sequel before the rights revert back to Mattel.

Margot and Ryan both received $12.5 million in salary for “Barbie”.  Ryan is reportedly asking for $20 million for the sequel.

Courtesy of Page Six