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Warner Bros defends ‘childlike’ Barbie movie map after Vietnam bans film

Offending map ‘was not intended to make any type of statement’, studio insists

The Independent UK

Warner Bros say Barbie movie map ‘not intended to make statement’ after Vietnam ban

The film reportedly contains a scene depicting a map showing what appeared to be China’s territorial claims

Evening Standard

Studio defends Barbie movie after controversial map prompts Vietnam ban

Warner Bros says map is ‘child-like’ after Vietnam accused film-makers of depicting China’s nine-dash line in South China Sea

The Guardian - UK

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'I tried the Primark Barbie collection but it's only for women with Margot Robbie bodies'

Reporter Lucy Marshall reviewed the brand new collaboration in Primark at Leeds Trinity

Leeds Live

Warner Bros defends South China Sea map after Vietnam ban

Studio says the ‘child-like crayon drawing’ in Barbie film was not intended to make a political statement.

Al Jazeera

Surprise, Billie Eilish Is Involved In The Barbie Movie, And She’s Telling Us To 'Get Ready To Sob' In All The Hot Pink

Billie Eilish has announced she is part of this summer's Barbie movie, but her tease is not exactly what I expected.

Cinemablend

After Barbie Got Banned In Vietnam, A Warner Bros. Spokesperson Responded

A representative from Warner Bros. speaks out following Barbie’s recent ban in Vietnam.

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What Vietnam's ban of the Barbie movie tells us about China's politics of persuasion

Barbie has always had some degree of notoriety. She is at once a symbol of female empowerment, ridicule and consumerism. People might suspect that the recent ban of the Barbie movie by the Vietnamese government is motivated by these concerns. Instead, international political intrigue provides a better explanation.

The Conversation

Barbie Banned in Vietnam!

The glitter-filled movie got involved in authoritarian geopolitics by allegedly displaying Chinese propaganda.

Reason

Tom Cruise hints about the future of Mission: Impossible

Cruise was 34 when he first played super spy Ethan Hunt

The Independent UK

Billie Eilish announces new song for Barbie movie’s ‘iconic’ soundtrack

‘Ocean Eyes’ singer joins the record’s previously announced lineup including Dua Lipa, Haim and Ice Spice

The Independent UK

After Vietnam, the Philippines could be next to ban 'Barbie.' Here's why

Philippine film regulators are reviewing Barbie after a senator said it depicts a map that China uses to lay claim to nearly all of the South China Sea. Warner Bros. says it's just a "doodle."

WEKU

Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Sends Love To The Die Hard Actor And His Pink Suit In Sweet Throwback Post

This wonderful throwback picture of Bruce Willis transcends Barbiecore, and probably has more to do with Miami Vice.

Cinemablend

The Hot Wheels movie will be ‘emotional, grounded and gritty’. Why?

Keen to chuck its entire back catalogue at the big screen, Mattel has JJ Abrams working on a deadly earnest drama inspired by tiny cars. Can someone find the brakes?

The Guardian - UK

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Why is the Barbie DreamHouse so creepy? An expert in the uncanny explains

A mass of hot pink emerges violently amid the green foliage, palm trees and shrubbery. Located in Malibu, the oceanfront Barbie DreamHouse created by Airbnb is the latest in a series of global marketing stunts to promote Greta Gerwig’s new film Barbie, the first live-action adventure movie about the iconic…

The Independent UK

Tom Cruise appears to rule out rumours next year’s Mission: Impossible film will be his last

Cruise was 34 when he first played super spy Ethan Hunt

The Independent UK

The Barbie press tour has finally rescued Margot Robbie’s red carpet reputation

The Oscar-nominated actor became notorious earlier this year for wearing a run of bland Chanel looks on the red carpet, but her recent show-stopping costumes on the ‘Barbie’ promotional trail have upended expectations, writes Olivia Petter

Total Film

That's really Margot Robbie's feet in Barbie, Greta Gerwig confirms

No CGI needed

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Daily Record

Adele issues harsh warning to fans who 'throw something at her' during show

The I Drink Wine singer addressed a recent trend of fans 'assaulting' artists on stage and threatened to 'kill' anyone who does it to her.

Daily Record

Netflix hit Sex Education to end after upcoming fourth series as teaser released

The final season of the acclaimed teenage drama will feature the return of Scots star Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong and Asa Butterfeld as Otis Milburn.

My Imperfect Life

Want Margot Robbie's 'Barbie' glow? This is the *exact* $35 blush she's been wearing

Get ready to channel your inner Barbie girl as we arm you with the secret behind Margot Robbie's doll-like flush...

The Guardian - UK

Why Dead Reckoning is the most uncannily topical Mission: Impossible film yet

With its malevolent AI and doomed submarine, the franchise’s latest instalment hits some very real-world buttons. Can it still pull a Top Gun: Maverick and save the summer’s box office?

Daily Record

Primark's new Barbie clothing collection has shoppers going wild for '80s vibes'

In preparation for the blockbuster movie coming out later this month, Primark has unveiled a Barbie-inspired range of clothing and accessories that shoppers are loving.

Cinemablend

The Puns On Simu Liu's Latest Barbie Post Are 'Le-Ken-dary'

Simu Liu is clearly showing how much he digs his role in the upcoming Barbie movie, and fans are proving that they ken dig it, too.

I’m obsessed with Ryan Gosling’s Barbie-inspired watch from TAG Heuer

Ken actor, Ryan Gosling wears pink TAG Heuer Carrera Date to Barbie press day

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