Margot Robbie Says ‘Oppenheimer’ Producer Asked Her to Move ‘Barbie’ Release, and She Replied: ‘If You’re Scared…Then You Move Your Date’

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Margot Robbie revealed to Cillian Murphy during a conversation for Variety’s “Actors on Actors,” presented by “AIR,” that she got a call from “Oppenheimer” producer Charles Roven in which he asked her to change the “Barbie” release date so that it wouldn’t open on the same day as Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb epic.

Roven also produced Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy and worked with Robbie on James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad.” “One of your producers, Chuck Roven, called me, because we worked together on some other projects,” Robbie said. “And he was like, ‘I think you guys should move your date.’ And I was like, ‘We’re not moving our date.

If you’re scared to be up against us, then you move your date.’ And he’s like, ‘We’re not moving our date. I just think it’d be better for you to move.’ And I was like, ‘We’re not moving!'” Variety has reached out to Roven for additional comment.

Universal put Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” on the release calendar for July 21, 2023 first. Warner Bros.’ later announced Gerwig’s “Barbie” would open the same day.