Greta Gerwig was the one who directed Barbie

Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director, Greta GerwigHe was the perfect person to lead. Barbiethe actors agreed Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera, who shared details about the film and its characters during a virtual press conference at Mexico.

“I can’t think of another director of our generation who could unlock the world of Barbie to make it so relevant and fun at the same time for today,” said America Ferrera, while Robbie emphasized that Greta was always his number one movie. .

“…I knew we wanted to make this a little fun and have a culturally relevant conversation and honor the brand’s 60+ year legacy…” he added. In accordance with Robbywho plays the most famous doll of all time, it was a fun challenge to try to decide how much they wanted from the doll, as well as how they physically move in the world Barbie Earth What would the aesthetics be? Every day new things appeared, such as the debate as to whether there were liquids or fire in that world; so it was fun for the design team to create solutions for those intentions of this designed world.

“I had a lot of fun coming up with creative solutions, because everyone was looking for that inner team and playing. Again, as adults, coming up with these fun, funny solutions to things that were both very smart and very stupid. And you think for me “This one the film does both at every turn. It’s very, very smart and it’s very stupid at the same time and I just can’t think of another movie that does that…” the actress commented.

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Gerwig directed Barbie from the script she wrote together with the candidate for Oscar Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story”, “The Squid and the Whale”), based on Mattel’s Barbie.

“Barbie it has so much recognition, so much love and, of course, a history of more than 60 years, which was exciting for me. As a writer and director, I’m always looking for a fun challenge. As with Little Women, Barbie is a property we’re all familiar with, but she struck me as a character with a story to tell, one where she can find an unexpected new way, honoring her heritage while refreshing her world so it feels alive and modern.” , explained then the director of the film that Warner Bros. Pictures distributed worldwide and that will be will be released only in theaters nationwide on July 20, 2023.

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The film has come to its senses Greta through Margot Robbie; It was Margot who got the rights and took them to Warner Bros.

“Margot is ours. Barbie stereotypical, as she says in the film: ‘I’m the Barbie that everyone thinks of when they think of Barbie.’ When you think of the most beautiful, cheerful, cute and blonde woman you’ve ever seen, it’s Margot! But what I was looking to do more was allow her to be outrageously funny…” she said.