Does life feel a little drab? The edges are a little blurred and indistinct, the in-fill lacking in vivacity and zest?
Well, fear dear friends also caught in a beige tide, for Barbie and The Muppets Mayhem have arrived to make your world pop with a technicolour and some whimsical emotionality and clever thoughfulness.
It’s just what the binary colour scheme-busting doctor ordered and the will make you feel better …
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Barbie is an upcoming romantic comedy film based on the eponymous fashion doll line by Mattel and directed by Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the screenplay with Noah Baumbach. It serves as the franchise’s first live-action film adaptation after a number of computer-animated direct-to-video and streaming TV films before this one. This Barbie movie is directed by the Oscar-nominated American actress / filmmaker Greta Gerwig, director of the films Nights and Weekends, Lady Bird, and Little Women previously. The screenplay is written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. It’s produced by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner, David Heyman, Ynon Kreiz, and Josey McNamara. (courtesy First Showing)
Barbie opens 20 July in Australia and 21 July in USA.
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Crank up the volume for this new Muppets series! Junior A&R executive Nora must deal with the madness caused by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, who come face-to-face with the modern musical business as they try to record their first-ever platinum album. The Muppets Mayhem is a new series developed by filmmakers Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta, and Jeff Yorkes. With additional writing by Donielle Muransky, Crystal Shaw King, Julie Bean, Hannah Friedman, Hans Rodionoff, Gabriela Rodriguez. Featuring episodes directed by Matt Sohn (director on Florida Girls, The Last O.G., Superstore, Abbott Elementary) & Robert Cohen (director on Hanging with Dr. Z, Welcome to Flatch, Somebody Somewhere). Based on the beloved characters created by Jim Henson. Made by ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio. (courtesy First Showing)
All 10 episodes of The Muppets Mayhem land on Disney+ on 10 May.