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Aqua confirms: 'Barbie Girl' will not appear in upcoming movies | BT Film, TV and Streaming - www.bt.dk »Come on Barbie, let's go party '« It would have been obvious to let Rene Dif's crisp voice prevail in the cinema halls when the upcoming film' Barbie 'about the doll of the same name gets premiere. But that's not going to happen. This is confirmed by Aqua frontman Lene Nystrøm via her manager Ulrich Møller-Jørgensen. "The song will not be used in the film," he tells American - without elaborating. 'Barbie' will premiere in July 2023 and will have Margot Robbie in the lead role as the blonde doll, while among others Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell will star. But already now there are almost popular demands that Danish Aqua's monster hit from 1997 will be played in the film. 'If Aqua's' Barbie Girl 'does not play under the captions, I will have my money back,' reads one of the many comments on Twitter. Magot Robbie as Barbie in the upcoming movie. Variety has tried to get Mattel and Warner Bros., who together are behind the film, to confirm information from Aqua's manager, but it has not been possible. It is therefore not possible to say whether it is Mattel who has put his foot down. In that case, it should not be the first time the toy company goes into clinch with Aqua. When the Danish band released 'Barbie Girl' in 1997 and had worldwide success, Lene Nystrøm and company got Mattel on the neck because the company feared that the song would damage its reputation. Mattel was unhappy with the naughty undertones of the song, where their adorable doll suddenly appears promiscuous, while her boyfriend, the pretty Ken, in the person of René Dif, sings: 'Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky.' "But even if we were to think the lyrics were acceptable, we would still sue because the song was published and distributed without our permission and without making it known," said a spokesman for Mattel, who owns the rights to Barbie. dolls. Aqua ended up winning the case over the toy giant. SPORT Save 40% ukraine See it here As more than 350,000 Danes abroad prosecute Berlingske Media A / S Pilestræde 34 DK-1147 Copenhagen KTlf. +45 33 75 75 33 CVR.no .: 29 20 73 13