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Mattel Films is the film production division of Mattel originally formed on October 16, 2013, as Mattel Playground Productions as part of Mattel Global Brands, a unified media structural and strategy unit.
- Beginnings
- Films
- Mattel Creations Absorption
In 2013, it was announced that the multinational toy manufacturing company Mattel had created an in-house studio division known as Mattel Playground Productions. Based out of the company’s headquarters in El Segundo, California, the division was meant to create original entertainment, based on brands that the company owned, for various platforms. T...
The film side of the division was lead by Julia Pistor who served as producer and executive producer of feature films. Pistor previously served as head of the film division HIT Movies, a film division of the children's entertainment company HIT Entertainment, which got bought out by Mattel. Theatrical films announced under Playground Productions in...
In January 2016, Voss left the division for the monthly mystery-box subscription service Loot Crate to be chief creative officer. That same year on March 31, Mattel Playground Productions was absorbed into Mattel Creations, a division that would bring three of their internal content production units together, with the other two being HIT Entertainm...
Jan 25, 2024 · From animated Bob the Builder to live-action Barney, here’s every movie Mattel’s trying to get on the big screen.
Mattel Playground Productions was revived as Mattel Films on September 6, 2018 and it solely bases its films on its brands as opposed to its predecessor. The 2023 movie Barbie was the first movie released by Mattel Films.
Meet Track and Field’s Newest Barbie Doll. The Look Book Goes to American Girl Place. SDCC: Mattel Feels the Nostalgia with New Collectibles. Mattel To Unleash Superhero Collectibles at SDCC. Mattel's First Comic-Con Exclusives Revealed: Batman, Deadpool, Marvel Secret Wars, and More.
Apr 25, 2022 · Mattel Films and Warner Bros. Pictures Announce J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Will Produce Hot Wheels Live-Action Motion Picture. The high-throttle action film will bring to life this beloved, multi-generational franchise and showcase some of the world’s hottest and sleekest cars, monster trucks and motorcycles.
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), ShadowMachine, Nuyorican Productions, and Anthony Ramos today announced plans to develop an animated, feature-length film based on Bob the Builder, the long-running and beloved animated children’s series.
