<P> Originally scheduled for release on May 12 , 2017 , it was reported that the live - action film adaptation was pushed back and was set for a June 29 , 2018 release in the United States ; it was later pushed back to August 8 , 2018 . The film would later move its release date to May 8 , 2020 . On April 26 , 2018 , Diablo Cody announced she has dropped out of the project . Cody said that she spent too much time involved working on the screenplay for Tully to focus on writing the live action Barbie movie and that she does n't feel she is the right person to write the script . </P>
<P> Originally scheduled for release on May 12 , 2017 , it was reported that the live - action film adaptation was pushed back and was set for a June 29 , 2018 release in the United States ; it was later pushed back to August 8 , 2018 . The film would later move its release date to May 8 , 2020 . On April 26 , 2018 , Diablo Cody announced she has dropped out of the project . Cody said that she spent too much time involved working on the screenplay for Tully to focus on writing the live action Barbie movie and that she does n't feel she is the right person to write the script . </P>
when is the new barbie movie coming out
when is the new barbie movie coming out
May 8 , 2020
May 8 , 2020