Margot Robbie inBarbie(2023).
Margot Robbiealways knewBarbiewould be a hit.
The actress stars as the titular Mattel doll in theGreta Gerwig-directed film, which just crossed$1 billion at the global box office. Robbie also serves as a co-producer onBarbiealongside husbandTom AckerleyplusDavid Heymanand Mattel Films Executive ProducerRobbie Brenner.
BeforeBarbieachieved itsbox-office milestone, which the film clinched just over two weeks after its release, Robbie, 33, toldCollider, “I think my pitch in the green-light meeting was the studios have prospered so much when they’re brave enough to pair a big idea with a visionary director.”
One example she gave in “naming anything that’s been incredible and made a ton of money for the studios over the years” was “dinosaurs and[Steven] Spielberg.”
“And I was like, ‘And now you’ve got Barbie and Greta Gerwig,’ " Robbie said. “And I think I told them that it’d make a billion dollars, which maybe I was overselling, but we had a movie to make, okay?!”
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Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at a celebration forBarbiein Sydney on June 30, 2023.Hanna Lassen/Getty Images
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Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie inBarbie(2023).Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Both Gerwig, 40, and Robbie have spoken out about the possibility of moreBarbiemovies in the future, with the director telling PEOPLE for the specialBarbieissue that she hopes her film “is the launch of a world and abunch of different Barbie movies.”
“There’s a tone and a humor and a joy, and obviously the world is so beautiful,” Gerwig added. “I want togo back to Barbie Land.”
As for Robbie, the two-timeOscarnominee said during a cover interview withTIMEmagazine published in June, “I think you fall into a bit of a trap if you try and set up a first movie whilst also planning for sequels.”
Still, she has been part of conversations about what the future holds for Barbie in terms of a cinematic experience to follow the first movie. “Itcould go a million different directionsfrom this point,” Robbie said.
Barbieis in theaters now.
source: people.com
