Who needs Barbie when you’ve got Polly Pocket? Mattel is bringing their popular miniature doll to the big screen in a live-action movie starring Mank and Mirror Mirror actress Lily Collins, and with Lena Dunham directing.
TheWrap reports Collins will star in Polly Pocket, with Dunham making this her latest directorial effort. Dunham will also write the script. The film will “follow a young girl and a pocket-sized woman who form a friendship.”
Dunham’s claim to fame is her HBO acclaimed HBO series Girls, which she created, starred in, and wrote. She made her feature directing debut with indie Tiny Furniture and has medieval comedy Catherine, Called Birdy coming up.
Collins is coming off the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination.
Polly Pocket first appeared in stores in 1989, and was notable for the dollhouses and diminutive figurines. The style of the figures changed over the years, and the line was relaunched in 2018 after a short hiatus.
“Polly Pocket was responsible for countless hours of childhood escapism for me – Polly gave me a tiny world of magic and autonomy to narrate, so it’s pretty poetic to be tackling these same ideas now as a director collaborating with the brilliant Lily Collins, Robbie Brenner, Mattel and MGM. I’m so thrilled to bring to bear both my love of this historic property and also my deep-seated belief that young women need smart playful films that speak to them without condescension,” Dunham said.
Collins agreed, “I’m so excited to partner with this inspiring powerhouse of a team. Developing this project with Robbie, Lena, Mattel and MGM to reintroduce Polly in a fun, modern way has been such a treat. As a child who was obsessed with Polly Pocket, this is a real dream come true and I can’t wait to bring these tiny toys to the big screen.”
