Greta Gerwig openly admitted that taking on a challenging project like Barbie was “terrifying” and made her feel “vertigo.”
In Barbie, probably her most ambitious endeavor to date, Greta Gerwig is being open about her first concerns. Ryan Gosling plays Ken, and Margot Robbie plays Barbie in the anticipated romantic comedy. The paparazzi-taken pictures of the two celebs on the Barbie set in LA went viral and got everyone talking before production even started in March 2022.
Greta Gerwig deemed Barbie to be “a career-ender”
Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the script for Barbie with husband Noah Baumbach and directed the film, admitted during an interview on the Dua Lipa: At Your Service podcast that she was both “happy” and “terrified” before filming on the picture started in March 2022: “It was frightening. That, in my opinion, was a significant contributing factor. It seems like everything is possible when you start from that position, in my opinion. As I started to compose it, I experienced vertigo. Where do you even start? What would the narrative be?”
Despite the enormous burden of bringing the renowned toy franchise to the big screen, Greta Gerwig nevertheless compliments Barbie for forcing her out of her comfort zone: “I got the impression that it would be a very intriguing kind of fear. Typically, the best stuff is located there. when you think, “I’m afraid of it.” Anytime you think, “This may be the end of my career,” you think, “Ok, I probably should do it.”
Greta Gerwig on Tom Ackerley & Margot Robbie’s Support
Greta Gerwig also expressed how comforting it was to know that her “cowboy hats, ’80s spandex, and Kenergy” version of Barbie had the full approval of Mattel and co-producers Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerly (who are married in real life!)—considering Mattel’s “Greta Gerwig described the “amazing” trust and independence from micromanagement as being “very unique. The Oscar-nominated director also discussed how she was allowed access to the whole Barbie archives: “They truly gave us their trust. And I believe that a major contributing factor to that was Margot and Tom [Ackerley] saying, “We want to create this movie and we want to make her vision.” Barbie movies don’t have to be made. We want to produce this.”
Greta Gerwig as a result was “a great deal of support for what I wanted to accomplish. Usually, when something seems right, I can feel it in my gut. And even if you tell yourself otherwise, it won’t end up in a nice place.” Greta Gerwig’s Barbie-like vision is so exciting to behold on the big screen! Are you anticipating Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ken in Barbie? In the comments area below, let Pinvkilla know how excited you are.
On July 21, 2023, Barbie, starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, and other actors, will be released.