Margot Robbie
Mega deal for “Barbie” star
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“Barbie” was just the beginning: Margot Robbie and her production company LuckyChap landed a deal with Warner Bros.
“Barbie” was the biggest hit of the 2023 cinema year and grossed over a billion US dollars at the box office. Margot Robbie, 33, was mainly responsible for the success, not only as the leading actress in front of the camera, but also behind it. She also produced “Barbie” with her company LuckyChap Entertainment. Now LuckyChap Entertainment is taking the next step. According to US media reports The company has signed a multi-year first-look deal with showbiz giant Warner Bros.
In a first-look deal, a distribution company has first access to a film. If the project is not convincing, the production company can give it to another partner. Warner Bros. had already brought “Barbie” to the cinema.
“Unique home for storytellers”
“We are committed to working with the best partners in front of and behind the camera,” Warner Bros. is quoted as saying. LuckyChap has “created a unique home for storytellers where filmmakers do incredible work in a supportive and creatively liberating environment,” it continues.
Margot Robbie founded LuckyChap Entertainment in 2014, shortly after her breakthrough role in The Wolf of Wall Street. Co-founders were her future husband Tom Ackerley, 33, and fellow producers Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr.
LuckyChap: From “I, Tonya” to “Saltburn”
In addition to “Barbie,” the films produced by LuckyChap include the satire “I, Tonya,” for which Margot Robbie received her first Oscar nomination as an actress. The company was also involved in “Promising Young Woman” by Emerald Fennell, 38, and her most recent Amazon hit “Saltburn”.
Robbie and her colleagues have big plans for the future. “We want to make more films that have the same effect as ‘Barbie,'” the actress recently said told Variety. It continues: “Why can’t it be another big, original, bold idea, where we have an amazing filmmaker, a big budget and the trust of a major corporation behind us to really experiment?”