Mattel to make 'American Girl' movie after 'Barbie' success

American Girl was founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, a teacher-turned-entrepreneur. Photo: Handout

Mattel said on Wednesday it was planning to make a live-action feature film based on its American Girl doll line with Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment, after the box-office success of its Barbie movie earlier this year.

Shares of the toymaker rose marginally in extended trading after it also said Lindsey Anderson Beer, who wrote the Netflix film Sierra Burgess Is A Loser, would write the screenplay and produce the film.