Jaleesa M. Jones

USA TODAY

Amy Schumer’s next movie role may see the actress, producer and comedian getting dolled up.

The Trainwreck star is in talks to play a real-life Barbie in Sony’s live-action Barbie movie, USA TODAY has confirmed with Schumer’s rep, Carrie Byalick.

Slated for a summer 2018 release, the long-simmering film is the first-ever live-action adaptation for the Mattel toy and will follow the lead character as she is exiled from Barbieland for failing to meet the benchmark of perfection and forced to travel to the real world, where she learns to embrace herself. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the film is meant to serve as a "contemporary spin on beauty, feminism, and identity," issues Mattel has at times struggled to navigate.

Writer/producer Hilary Winston conceived the original idea and screenplay though THR reports that Schumer and her sister, Inside Amy Schumer producer Kim Caramele, are expected to rewrite the script. Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, and Amy Pascal will produce the project, which is still seeking a director.

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