Barbenheimer Isn’t Just a Trend, It’s Becoming a Movie (Seriously)

July 21 , 2023 ended up becoming one of the most important daytime of the year once folks earn that Warner Bros. ’Barbieand Universal ’s Oppenheimer would come out on the same day . Once that sunk in , ethnic music decided to smash the two into a portmanteau incessantly be intimate as “ Barbenheimer . ” Along with with meme and videos arrange the two champion in the other ’s setting , moviegoers decided to make it into an literal thing , with many making the effort to see the two pic on the same sidereal day .

“ Barbenheimer ” ended up working out extremely well for both flick here in the west — Barbie is currently thehighest - grossing movie of the yearand inWB ’s entire history , Oppenheimermay end up make $ 1 billion , and both seem likely to get nomination come awards season . ( In Japan , though , the trend romance no pocket-sized amount of contestation once WB ’s social team wenta lilliputian too farin embracing the memery of it all . ) And if that were n’t enough , JoBlohas expose they ’re getting smashed together into an literal moving-picture show called Barbenheimer that ’s currently in pre - output . The studio in charge of the production is Full Moon Features , best known for the Puppet Master and Trancers movies , and their take on thing sounds … interesting , shall we say . Peep the synopsis and poster below :

deeply within Dollsville , a group of fed - up female bird – led by the magnificent Dr. Barbenheimer – ramp up an atomic dud . Their mission ? To bring down the patriarchate once and for all ! But as the battle of the sexes swells , will Barbenheimer and her bevy of beaut finish up brag up more than they bargain for ?

Image: Warner Bros./Universal

Yeah , that ’s probably the only real way you could do a picture based on “ Barbenheimer , ” correct ? Reportedly , the picture will go into production in October , with the hopes of score Full Moon ’s streaming armed service and Prime Video this Christmas . Fans of B vitamin - moving picture may get a beef out of it just ground on the premise alone , and maybe it ’ll make for a fun curiosity vigil with some friend during the holidays as the year winds down ?

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Image: Full Moon Pictures