The Barbie movie – level 1

The Barbie movie

12-07-2023 07:00

Mattel is making a movie about Barbie. The company wants to make Barbie popular again.

The movie costs 100 million dollars. It is about Barbie’s story. Margot Robbie plays Barbie. The boss of Mattel wants the movie to help them sell more toys. Recently, the company is not selling so many toys. Some people think that children will not like the movie.  Barbie is important for Mattel’s business. The movie wants to show that Barbie is for everyone and she is strong.

Mattel wants to make more movies about their toys. If this movie is good, it will help Mattel make more money.

Difficult words: popular (when many people like someone or something), toy (a thing which children play with), strong (powerful and brave).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think the outcome for Mattel's investment on the Barbie movie will be?

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