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Amy Schumer to play Barbie in live-action film
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In this Jan. 17, 2016 file photo, Amy Schumer accepts the Critics’ Choice MVP award at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. (Invision/AP/Chris Pizzello)
The decades-long curvy image of Barbie will turn 360 degrees with the entrance of Amy Schumer.
The Hollywood comedienne is set to portray the role of the epochal blonde doll in the “Barbie” live-action remake slated for 2018, The Hollywood Reporter revealed. Mattel, in sync with producers Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Amy Pascal, will create the fabulous film that rotates around feminism, beauty and accepting one’s body or figure.
The story focuses on Barbie (Schumer) as she wakes up one day realizing that she does not conform to the female standards of fictional Barbieland. She is kicked out from the utopian kingdom of perfect dolls and enters the real world, where she learns that being unique inside and out is a beauty asset. Currently, Sony, the film’s producer, is hiring a female director who will reel the storyline.
“Barbie” will have similar comedic themes to that of the 2015 crime movie “Splash and Big” and Disney’s fairytale rom-com “Enchanted.”
As early as now, several social media users “body-shamed” Schumer for her role and compared her to other characters, such as Miss Piggy from “The Muppets.” Some Twitter users, however, praised the choice to cast a plus-sized comedienne like Schumer.
(Read also: Latest dust-up in plus size wars: Amy Schumer vs. Glamour)
y'all really fat shaming Amy Schumer for playing a barbie....when half of u are boys..... and have never played w/ them ..... and are adults
— jen loves madison🌧 (@tropicsmadison) December 2, 2016
Fat shaming is a normal reaction to an unhealthy lifestyle choice. We don't tell smokers to be proud of their cancer https://t.co/Dh5VxhX0Wl
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) December 3, 2016
Amy Schumer was cast as Barbie's fat, loud mouth nemesis right? No? SHE is playing Barbie? hahaha! Is this a horror film?
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) December 2, 2016
This year, the Barbie toymaker released their first-ever plus-size Barbie after 55 years in the toy industry. Last month, it created a miniature doll version of plus-size model Ashley Graham.
This article appeared on the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
