Greta Gerwig on a ‘Barbie’ Sequel: ‘If I Find the Undertow, We Get It. I Don’t, There’s No More’
variety.comJaden Thompson At the West Hollywood Edition on March 6, where Greta Gerwig was honored as one of Time’s Women of the Year, the record-breaking director spoke to her artistic process and the possibility of a “Barbie” sequel. “My North Star is ‘What do I deeply love?
What do I really care about? Like, ‘What’s the story underneath this story?'” she said. “And I think with ‘Barbie,’ the story underneath this story was I loved Barbie.
I remember going to Toys R Us and looking at Barbies and I loved their hair. And I loved everything about them and my mom was not sure about it.
And I find that’s the story, that’s the generational story…I’m always trying to find those undertows.” Whether or not she will continue to explore the world of Mattel is dependent on her discovering another fascinating tension like that.
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