According to director Shawn Levy, Free Guy 2 may no longer be moving forward, referring to Barbie as the reason. The 2021 comedy starred Ryan Reynolds as an online video game NPC who suddenly gains self-awareness and discovers the truth behind his existence, leading to him teaming up with a software developer (Jodie Comer) to uncover a secret hidden by the developers. Greta Gerwig's Barbie told the story of how Mattel's iconic doll (Margot Robbie) ventured from the safety of Barbieland and into the real world to discover her greater purpose when her idyllic life suddenly went wrong.
