The studio's leverage remains thin because the original production contracts were limited to a single film, leaving the cast and creative leads free to renegotiate following the movie’s $1.4 billion global haul. CEO David Zaslav is reportedly resisting demands for profit participation, including a salary bump to $20 million for Gosling. Meanwhile, Gerwig and co-writer Noah Baumbach have reportedly developed a narrative concept for a follow-up but refuse to share details with the studio until their own agreements are finalized.
If Warner Bros. fails to reach an accord before December, the sequel rights will revert to Mattel. While this would return control of the property to the toy giant, it would also force Mattel to restart the development process from scratch, as the current story elements and talent are tied to the existing negotiations. Adding to the time pressure, Gerwig is currently committed to her adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew for Netflix, which is slated for a 2027 release. Despite the studio’s efforts to secure a deal, the primary players remain publicly non-committal, with Robbie noting that the franchise could head in a million different directions and Gosling famously joking about future iterations like a "Husky Ken."
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