Margot Robbie Eyed to Star in Tim Burton’s ‘Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman’ With LuckyChap in Talks to Produce

Margot Robbie is in early conversations to join Tim Burton‘s remake of “Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman” for Warner Bros. If a deal closes, Robbie would produce the new film with LuckyChap partners Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara with an eye to star.

News broke last February that Burton was working on a reimagining of the 1958 science-fiction horror movie, which follows a wealthy heiress who grows into a giant after an alien encounter and exacts revenge on her cheating husband. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” creator planned to direct, as well as produce alongside Andrew Mittman and Tommy Harper. Kai Dolbashian serves as executive producer.

“Gone Girl” writer Gillian Flynn penned a first draft of the screenplay, but has since exited the project due to other commitments. The producing team is currently searching for a new writer, and Robbie’s involvement as the lead actor would depend on the final version.

The potential collaboration would be a union between two of Warner Bros.’ most successful recent collaborators. The studio was eager to continue doing business with LuckyChap following the success of the Oscar-winning “Barbie” — the highest-grossing movie of 2023 with $1.45 billion globally, as well as the biggest film in the studio’s 100-year history — and signed the company to a multi-year, first-look feature film deal to collaborate on future projects. Robbie, a three-time Oscar nominee, next stars in WB’s “Wuthering Heights,” Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic, which hits theaters next February, and LuckyChap is also developing an “Ocean’s Eleven” movie at the studio, with “Twisters” director Lee Isaac Chung in talks to direct.

Likewise, in 2024, the studio enjoyed big success with Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the long-awaited sequel to his 1988 classic “Beetlejuice.” Despite debuting nearly 40 years after the original, the poltergeist scared up a strong $452 million at the global box office.

The Insneider first reported Robbie and LuckyChap’s involvement. Warner Bros. had no comment.