Barbie director Greta Gerwig says she was 'terrified' the live-action film 'could be a career-ender'

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Greta Gerwig opened up about directing the new live-action Barbie movie, which will see Margot Robbie play the iconic Mattel doll and Ryan Gosling step into the shoes of her beloved Ken.And it turns out the actress-turned-director, who also co-wrote the romantic comedy, was beyond nervous when she sat down to start the screenplay.'It was terrifying.

I think there's something about starting from that place where it's like, "Well, anything is possible!"' Gerwig, 39, told Dua Lipa during an appearance on her At Your Service podcast, adding, 'It felt like vertigo starting to write it.

Like, where do you even begin? What would be the story?' Worrisome: Greta Gerwig, 39, revealed how she was 'terrified' ahead of co-writing and directing live-action Barbie movie, and that it worried it could be 'a career-ender'Gerwig went on to share how she used that fear of doing the movie as motivation for accepting the job and moving forward with the production.'I think it was that feeling I had that it would be really interesting terror,' the Sacramento, California native continued. 'Usually, that's where the best stuff is.

When you're like, "I am terrified of that." Anything where you're like, "This could be a career-ender," then you're like, "OK, I probably should do it."' The To Rome With Love star also shared some high praise for the Mattel executives that worked on Barbie for giving her the freedom to craft her vision for the script and look of the film.