Lena Dunham finally gave people an update about the live-action Polly Pocket film ahead of a Los Angeles, California, screening for her Prime Video film Catherine Called Birdy. The filmmaker teased her plans for the film based on the 1990s version of the “tiny” doll to The Hollywood Reporter and discussed her approach to bringing the toy to life.
A live-action Polly Pocket film to be written and directed by Dunham and starring Lily Collins (Emily in Paris) was first announced in June 2021. Ever since the project was first announced, the filmmaker has not given fans any updates about the film. However, at an October 7 event for Catherine Called Birdy, Dunham told The Hollywood Reporter that she is currently finishing a second draft of the script and teased some early details about the film’s plot, saying, “we have a lot of fun with the idea of what happens when a small person encounters a big world.”
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Polly Pocket first captured kids’ hearts in the 1980s, and since, the tiny toy has inspired playlists, cartoons, dolls, and web series. And Polly Pocket has done it all over the years, from roller skating and snowboarding to living in a fairytale castle. When the film was announced, it was revealed that Polly’s next big adventure would be about the pocket-sized woman forming a friendship with a young girl.
And Dunham revealed just how small Collins would be to the THR reporter. “Let’s just say Polly Pocket was at her best when she was the original teensy tiny ’90s size,” Dunham said, describing the character as adorable and delightful. “They made her a little bigger now, which I support, because of choking hazards. But I’m writing ’90s tiny.”
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The film version of Polly Pocket joins a long cadre of properties that are about toys including the good (The Lego Movie), the bad (Small Soldiers), and the ugly (Toys). And as women continue to have more influence in the industry, the doll genre has picked up some steam as the toys they loved and were inspired by growing up have in turn inspired the films they want to make. For example, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is shaping to be one of the most anticipated films of 2023.
However, with Mattel Films behind both projects, Dunham joked she’s not feeling any doll-related rivalry: “I just want that movie in the world and I want to be watching that right now. I wish we were at a screening of Barbie right now.”
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