The Beanie Bubble film had to make thousands of Beanie Babies from scratch

The Beanie Bubble
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'90s nostalgia is very much in vogue. The Beanie Bubble, based on the 2015 book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette, details the darker side of the Beanie Babies craze - and the relationship between billionaire creator Ty Warner and the women in his life.

"When you really look at the female relationship to the American Dream, it’s much more fraught and dark," co-director Kristin Gore says in the new issue of Total Film magazine, which is out on newsstands on Thursday, June 22. "We wanted to show that pattern. We just didn’t expect it to come to us in this book about Beanie Babies!"

Recapturing that short-lived phenomenon, when enraptured '90s kids alongside Tamagotchis, Pokemon, and Furbies, involved a Herculean undertaking that saw 10,000 plush-like Beanie Babies recreated from scratch.

"They had to make all the Beanie Babies [in the film]. We were able to use the Ty tags, but not any of the IP," star Elizabeth Banks, who plays Robbie, explains, adding that she was able to take one home with her (a little frog, in case you were wondering).

The Beanie Bubble releases on Apple TV Plus on July 28.

This is just a snippet of our interview with The Beanie Bubble teamin the new issue of Total Film magazine, which features Netflix thriller Heart of Stone on the cover. The magazine hits shelves this Thursday, June 22. Check out the covers below:

Total Film's Heart of Stone issue

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Jordan Farley
Deputy Editor, Total Film

I'm the Deputy Editor at Total Film magazine, overseeing the features section of every issue where you can read exclusive, in-depth interviews and see first-look images from the biggest films. I was previously the News Editor at sci-fi, fantasy and horror movie bible SFX. You'll find my name on news, reviews, and features covering every type of movie, from the latest French arthouse release to the biggest Hollywood blockbuster. My work has also featured in Official PlayStation Magazine and Edge.

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