Barbie 2

The current phenomenon, the Barbie doll, has finally made it to our screens after last year's high expectations. With the world swathed in fuchsia pink last week in anticipation of starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, there's been a lot of talk about the various topics this social satire touches on, using humor to soften its punch.

The summer 2023 film Barbie touches on subjects far beyond what people expected: feminism, corporate power play, identity crisis, mind play, and more, making it one of the biggest films to hit the world in 2023.

After seeing this in theaters, you may be wondering if Barbie dolls will return for a second installment. Here's what we know:

what is Barbie?

The 2023 movie follows the life of Barbie, a play doll who lives in Barbie Land every day. Barbie lives in Barbie's Dream House, and other Barbies live in their own homes, but no one knows what the Ken family does outside of "the beach."

After Barbie begins to think about death, she is asked to go to the real world and resolve the mess that was causing her dysfunction. When Barbie arrives in the real world, she is filled with confusion as she finds out that the world was not what she and the other Barbies in Barbie land had imagined.

Will there be a Barbie sequel?

The Barbie doll is Greta Gerwig's latest exploration of feminism, existentialism, and more that has been explored through movies and TV shows over the years. Given the film's success, one would expect the film's cast to return for a sequel, given its popularity.

So far, there's been no update from the makers on Barbie being reimagined for a second spin-off revolving around various characters from the film. However, given the way Barbie ended, it's possible that Barbie won't be updated for Part 2.

Conversely, if the film's popularity in 2023, not to mention the ongoing writers' strike, is renewed for sequels and spin-offs, a new Barbie follow-up could be released in 2025 or beyond.

What will happen in Barbie 2?

Because the movie ended in a pretty definitive way without an end after Barbie decides to go to the human world and live as Barbara Handler and Ken finds out he's good enough for who he is. If this movie is renewed for a sequel, we can expect a storyline centered around other Barbie dolls and their struggle for survival over toxic beauty standards and other social causes.

We can also expect a hilarious comedy spin-off movie/series about Ken's journey to finally realizing his worth. Little is known about a possible second Barbie update, so all we can do is wait for the makers to release an official update on the movie.