Robbie Brenner is an American film and television producer and media executive currently working at toy and entertainment company Mattel. She was appointed head of its filming division, Mattel Films, on September 6, 2018 until June 2, 2025, when Mattel elevated her to her current position as president and chief content officer of Mattel Studios, as part of a combination with its Mattel Television division.
Brenner produced the live-action adaptation of the Mattel fashion doll, Barbie, which was directed and co-written by Greta Gerwig and was released on July 21, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures; it grossed over $1.4 billion and set numerous global box office records.
Career Brenner worked as a partner at The Firm and as president of its film division. Miramax Films for nine years.http://www.relativitymediallc.com/About.aspx While at Miramax, she worked on numerous films including Serendipity, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. In 2004, Brenner produced the film Haven, a Cayman Islands crime drama featuring Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton, and Zoe Saldaña. Brenner went on to work at Twentieth Century Fox as senior vice president of production in 2005 and 2006. After her time there, she was with Davis Entertainment and produced the science fiction film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/352388/Aliens-vs-Predator-Requiem/credits Previously as an independent producer, Brenner earned a 2013 Best Picture Oscar nomination for Dallas Buyers Club. This film won three 3 Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Matthew McConaughey and Best Supporting Actor for Jared Leto.
Before her work at Mattel Films, Brenner served as president of production at Relativity. While there, she helped manage the studio's acquisition of the Sundance documentary Catfish. She also led production on movies such as Immortals, Safe Haven, Mirror, Mirror, Out of the Furnace, and The Fighter, among others.
Brenner appeared at No. 96 in The Hollywood Reporter's "Women in Entertainment 2012: Power 100."
Brenner is a film alumnus of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Executive Branch.
Filmography She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film Year Film Credit Notes 2001 Serendipity Co-executive producer On the Line Executive producer 2003 View from the Top 2004 Haven 2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Executive producer 2008 Deception 2009 A Perfect Getaway 2011 A Little Bit of Heaven Executive producer Machine Gun Preacher Immortals Co-executive producer 2012 Mirror Mirror Executive producer 2013 Safe Haven 21 & Over Co-executive producer Escape Plan Dallas Buyers Club Out of the Furnace Executive producer 2014 Earth to Echo The Best of Me 2016 The Disappointments Room 2017 The Space Between Us The Tribes of Palos Verdes 2018 Burden Escape Plan 2: Hades Direct-to-video 2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors 2020 The Night Clerk Executive producer 2022 Call Jane The In Between 2023 Barbie 2026 Masters of the Universe Matchbox: The Movie Thomas & Friends Hot Wheels View-Master Wishbone
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role 1991 The Resurrected Additional legal services 1996 Bullet Assistant: Mickey Rourke 1997 Nightwatch Assistant: Michael Obel 2010 The Fighter Executive vice president of production: Relativity Media 2011 Limitless Haywire 2012 Mirror Mirror President of production: Relativity Media 2013 Movie 43 21 & Over Out of the Furnace
Production manager
Year Film Role 2014 Earth to Echo President of production
Thanks
Year Film Role 2008 Traitor The producers wish to thank 2013 Oculus The producers and director wish to thank 2019 Fractured Special thanks
Television
Thanks
Year Title Role Notes 2017 Please Tell Me I'm Adopted! Very special thanks Television short
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