In an age when many films are developed with the aim of generating sequels and spin-offs, this is quite refreshing: Greta Gerwig and her team had none when making the mega-blockbuster “Barbie.” movie. Lead actress and producer Margot Robbie confirmed this again in an interview with AP.
When asked if “Barbie 2” was coming, the actress replied: “I think we have everything in this one [Film] plugged in. We didn’t make it into a trilogy or anything like that. It was like Greta really put everything into this one movie, so I can’t imagine what came next.”
“Barbie” made a statement
Opposite Robbie also emphasized: how important it is that ‘Barbie’ was not only a successful film with a female lead, but also an original idea – i.e. a film that is not part of a major franchise, sequel, prequel or anything else. This is an important signal for film studios that they can rely on new ideas.
If there wasn’t a sequel to “Barbie” or at least announced soon, it would be something of a Hollywood sensation in times of a franchise-driven movie market. The fact that “Barbie 2” has not yet been announced since its theatrical release on July 20, 2023 is very surprising and shows that director Greta Gerwig and her colleague Margot Robbie mean it when they repeatedly claim in interviews that they have been focusing on this one. film and wouldn’t want to force anything.
And yet “Barbie 2” will probably happen…
On the other hand, money simply rules the world. And after the mega-hit ‘Barbie’ grossed $1.44 billion at the box office worldwide and became the most successful film of 2023, We would be more than surprised if Warner Bros. wouldn’t make a sequel or spin-off of “Barbie”, for example about Ken (Ryan Gosling), brings to the beginning.
The main question would then be: this would happen – and yes, maybe the sequel doesn’t actually follow immediately, as is usually the case in the dream factory. In any case, Greta Gerwig now wants to take on another project that will probably take a lot of time.
Greta Gerwig travels to “Narnia”
Gerwig is working on a new edition of the fantasy saga “The Chronicles of Narnia” for the streaming service Netflix. And there’s actually a whole film series in the works, which isn’t surprising considering Clive Staples Lewis’ book “Narnia” also has multiple volumes. Netflix is looking to produce multiple films and possibly series – and Greta Gerwig is on board as director for two of the ‘Narnia’ movie adventures.
This will likely keep the popular filmmaker busy for quite some time. Work on ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ is expected to begin as early as 2024. If Warner Bros. wanted to quickly add another ‘Barbie’ movie, they would probably have to look for a new director – but that is unlikely, after all, Greta Gerwig is considered the mother of the plastic doll – Cinema hype and her name are almost inseparable connected to the success story of ‘Barbie’.