The upcoming movie, Babylon, according to star Margot Robbie, is her best professional achievement. In a new video produced by Paramount Pictures, Chazelle, Pitt, and Robbie go into greater detail about the ideas for and history of the character of Nellie LaRoy. Pitt and Robbie’s performances in Babylon were able to be “the most personal thing they had done,” according to a prior statement by director Damien Chazelle, and Robbie supports that statement in this interview.
The actor continues by praising Babylon for the numerous roles she has had over the years, calling playing Nellie “the thing I’m most proud of” in both her work and her life. She said, “As the story progresses, she realizes that Hollywood is way harder, way crazier than she ever thought it would be. I’ve never been as close to a character as Nellie before. She came in with a bang and she’s not gonna let anyone stand in her way. It’ll be the thing I’m most proud of in my entire career but also, my entire life.”
Babylon is a fictionalised synthesis of the myriad myths, tales, and historical accounts that emerged from 1920s Hollywood, as made abundantly evident by director Damien Chazelle. In the brief mentioned above, the filmmaker explains that Clara Bow, among other stars of the time, served as inspiration for Nellie’s portrayal. Bow is regarded by some as the embodiment of the “flapper era,” and thanks to her outgoing personality, she became one of the first Hollywood “It Girls” and a sex icon.
In Babylon, when silent films give way to “talkies,” Nellie will also be appearing in movies at this time, possibly coping with her sudden and overwhelming fame. Additionally, Nellie mentions a home life in the aforementioned clip that she finds difficult to recall, giving away the fact that she, like Bow, entered the industry after a trying childhood. While Nellie has been portrayed as having a good time in the Babylon marketing, Robbie and Chazelle’s remarks and the character’s resemblance to Bow suggest that she will encounter some really challenging challenges throughout the course of the film.
Robbie hasn’t received an Academy Award despite being a highly esteemed and well-liked actor with a wide range of movies, but Babylon might be the movie to change that. Chazelle’s star-studded homage to the Roaring ’20s has so far Even though Hollywood has divided critics, everyone agrees on Robbie’s captivating and stirring performance.
