Why ‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig refused to CGI this ‘beautiful’ body part

nypost.com:

not fantastic. “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig has revealed her refusal to CGI a certain body part of the famous doll in the upcoming film, calling the very idea “terrifying.” “There was a big discussion in the beginning,” Gerwig, 39, told the hosts of Australian talk show “The Project.” “Everyone said, ‘Are you going to CGI all the feet?’ And I thought, ‘Oh god, no!

That’s terrifying! That’s a nightmare.’ Also, Margot [Robbie] has the nicest feet. She has these beautiful dancer feet. She should just…do it,” Gerwig said.“Barbie” is a fantasy-comedy based on the doll of the same name.

The film, in theaters July 21, follows Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) as they travel from Barbie Land to the real world.

The decision to let the actors be themselves appears to have come on the heels of 2019’s widely-panned “Cats” movie, which famously CGI’d a more sensitive area of the feline anatomy.