Barbenheimer movie set to start out filming in 2024

On July 21, two highly-anticipated movies, Oppenheimer and Barbie, hit theatres concurrently, inspiring the most well-liked fandom crossover termed ‘Barbenheimer’. A lot of Barbenheimer’s attraction got here from the poles aside themes of its two movies. 

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer marked his first biopic on the ‘father of atomic bomb’, J. Robert Oppenheimer whereas Greta Gerwig’s Barbie caught fan frenzy as a biting satire on the beloved Mattel doll, not like any earlier adaptation.

Taking this cinematic face-off to subsequent stage, famend B-movie director Charles Band has introduced his upcoming movie known as Barbenheimer the place the manufacture of bombs and Barbies coalesce ingeniously right into a low-budget comedy, in keeping with The Hollywood Reporter. 

The person behind Full Moon manufacturing firm, Band boasts a repertoire of low-budget horror franchises like Puppet Grasp, Ghoulies, Trancers, and Demonic Toys in addition to the cult-hit Re-animator. Nonetheless, he additionally factors out the necessity for humor amid the deluge of darkish and sombre content material in latest cinema.

Band acknowledges the movie’s intention to capitalize on a latest cultural development but in addition sees potential for one thing experimental. “It’s 100 % true,” he mentioned. “But it surely’s additionally a possibility to have enjoyable with the weird coupling of those two motion pictures and the mixture of Barbie’s vibe and the darkness of Oppenheimer.”

If there have been any doubts as to Band’s dedication to discover this absurd Gerwig-Nolan union, Full Moon has launched a humorous synopsis which reads, “They acquired nice appears to be like and a brilliant angle! Oh, and now they’ve acquired the bomb” in addition to a camp poster. A doll silhouette stands centre-stage in entrance of a cloud of explosions with ‘Barbenheimer’ written throughout in daring Barbie font and Pantone pink.

The idea for Barbenheimer was initially conceived by Band’s biographer, Adam Felber, who additionally co-authored with him the ebook Confessions of a Puppetmaster: A Hollywood Memoir of Ghouls, Guts, and Gonzo Filmmaking. Felber’s suggestion was influenced by the worldwide fascination with the idea, prompting them to show it right into a actuality.

The movie introduces us to Dr. Bambi J Barbenheimer, a gifted scientist doll who resides within the Gerwig-inspired neon-lit Dolltopia alongside her associate Twink Dollman. Enter Nolan’s gritty storytelling, Dr. Barbenheimer leaves for the actual world after witnessing how human youngsters mistreat dolls. Ultimately, the scientist doll constructs a large nuclear bomb to finish humanity and its grievances. Barbenheimer is anticipated to start out filming in 2024. 

Have one thing so as to add? Share it within the feedback beneath.