Barbie director Greta Gerwig REVEALS preliminary fear of Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling film being ‘a career-ender’

Throughout an look on Dua Lipa: At Your Service podcast, through Leisure Weekly, Greta Gerwig – who directed and co-wrote Barbie’s script with associate Noah Baumbach – confessed how she was each excited and “terrified” earlier than manufacturing for the film started in March 2022: “It was terrifying. I believe that was a giant a part of it. I believe there’s one thing about ranging from that place the place it is like, ‘Nicely, something is feasible!’ It felt like vertigo beginning to write it. Like, the place do you even start? What could be the story?”

However, Greta Gerwig nonetheless praises Barbie for pushing her out of her consolation zone, inspite of the mammoth duty of bringing the legendary toy franchise to the silver display: “That feeling that I had was realizing that it could be actually attention-grabbing terror. Often, that is the place the very best stuff is. Once you’re like, ‘I’m afraid of that.’ Something the place you are like, ‘This might be a career-ender,’ then you definitely’re like, ‘Okay, I in all probability ought to do it.'”

Greta Gerwig on Margot Robbie & Tom Ackerley’s Assist

Greta Gerwig additionally admitted how she felt comforted in realizing that her “cowboy hats, ’80s spandex and Kenergy” imaginative and prescient of Barbie had co-producers Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerly (who’re married in actual life!), and Mattel’s full help. Speaking about Mattel’s “extremely uncommon” belief and freedom with out micromanaging, which Greta Gerwig discovered “excellent,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker additionally spoke on how she was given entry to the total Barbie archives: “They actually gave us their belief. And I believe a giant purpose for that was truly Margot and Tom [Ackerley] and the best way in addition they, you recognize, mentioned, ‘We wish to make this film and we wish to make her imaginative and prescient. We do not have to make any Barbie film. We wish to make this one.'”

As a outcome, Greta Gerwig was “very a lot supported in what I needed to do. I often know on a intestine stage if one thing feels proper. And if it does not you’ll be able to deceive your self, however it’s not gonna wind up in a great place.”

We won’t wait to see Greta Gerwig’s Barbie-esque imaginative and prescient come to life on the silver display!

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Additionally starring Will Ferrell, Simu Liu, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Michael Cera and extra alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, Barbie releases on July 21, 2023.