Margot Robbie Read the ‘Barbie’ Script and Thought: ‘They Are Never Going to Let Us Make This Movie’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” trailer nearly broke the internet when its official trailer dropped at the start of April, which might’ve come as a shock to the Oscar-nominated actor considering there was a time when she thought no Hollywood studio would touch the satirical comedy.
In a recent interview with BAFTA (via IndieWire), Robbie revealed that her first reaction to reading Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” screenplay was disbelief over the movie being made. “The first time I read the ‘Barbie’ script, my reaction was, ‘Ah!
This is so good. What a shame it will never see the light of day because they are never going to let us make this movie,’” Robbie said. “But they did.” When asked for more details on the mysterious script, Robbie said: “Can’t tell ya!” “Barbie” stars Robbie as the eponymous doll and Ryan Gosling as Ken.
The two characters find themselves traveling from Barbie’s dream land to the real world, although why and what happens there remains under wraps.
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