Move over, "Barbie" — Mattel announces plans for American Girl doll movie
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Another movie based on a doll could be hitting the big screen: Toy company Mattel is developing a live-action film based on its American Girl doll line.
The announcement comes in the wake of the "Barbie" movie, which brought in more than a billion dollars worldwide and was the highest-grossing movie of the year. Lindsey Anderson Beer, who wrote and executive produced "Sierra Burgess is a Loser" and directed "Pet Sematary: Bloodlines," is set to produce and write the screenplay for the American Girl doll movie.
"Growing up, my sister and I were American Girl girls. I had Kirsten, and she had Molly," Anderson Beer said in the Wednesday announcement. "They didn't feel like dolls to play with, rather real people whose worlds we got to imagine ourselves in. They are historically accurate toys and accessories that feature elaborate and immersive backstories uniquely suited to bring to screen."
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