Not even Ken can please everyone.
04.07.2023 - 19:37 / etcanada.com
Even Barbie can become self-conscious.
Oscar-nominated “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig recently retold a story to Rolling Stone about an experience on the set of the timeless toy’s film that made lead actress Margot Robbie less confident.
While filming rollerblading scenes in Venice Beach last summer, which exploded across social media as the first glimpses of the hotly awaited film, Robbie, 33, felt insecure as co-star and Ken doll, Ryan Gosling, earned a better reception from on-set visitors.
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“How Barbie operates in Barbieland is she’s entirely continuous with her environment,” Gerwig told the mag. “Even the houses have no walls, because you never need to hide because there’s nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed of.
“And suddenly finding yourself in the real world and wishing you could hide, that’s the essence of being human. But when we were actually shooting on Venice Beach, with Margot and Ryan in neon rollerblading outfits, it was fascinating because it was actually happening in front of us.”
Gerwig explained how pedestrians would high-five Gosling, 42, and compliment his appearance, as both stars were donning super-neon, ’80s inspired fits, while not saying anything to Robbie, a moment the “Lady Bird” director described as “surreal”, saying the “Suicide Squad” actress was clearly “self-conscious.”
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“People would go by Ryan, high-five him, and say, ‘Awesome, Ryan, you look great!’ And they wouldn’t actually say anything to Margot. They’d just look at her. It was just surreal. In that moment, she did feel
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Barbie World on Friday night, as Warner Bros. screened Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated “Barbie,” starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, for the first time. Social media exploded with reactions. ScreenRant writer Joseph Deckelmeier called the film “funny, bombastic and very smart,” adding that “Greta Gerwig aims for the fences and hits a home run.” Deckelmeier praised Robbie’s performance as “great” and noted that Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu are “pure entertainment.”#Barbie caught me off guard & I mean that in the best way possible. It’s funny, bombastic, & very smart. Greta Gerwig aims for the fences & hits a home-run. Margot Robbie’s performance is great & @RyanGosling & @SimuLiu are pure entertainment! The whole cast is brilliant! pic.twitter.com/oXH965aUIF Collider writer Perri Nemiroff praised the craftsmanship of the film, particularly the costume and production design. When it came to the story, however, she had more mixed opinions, stating: “I think the film serves Margot Robbie’s Barbie and her journey especially well, but there are other characters experiencing important arcs that needed more screen time to really dig into and explore to the fullest.”
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer In a display of pink visible from outer space, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” held its lush world premiere on Sunday in Los Angeles. The Shrine Auditorum, located smack in the middle of the USC campus, was hosed down in colors of blush and bashful for the anticipated Warner Bros. release (as in, the security guards wore pink polo shirts), which drew the film’s stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. One notable absence was Noah Baumbach, the film’s co-writer and Gerwig’s partner. “My co-writer and co-creator, my partner in love and art, Noah Baumbach is not here. He is passionately supporting the fight of the Writers Guild of America,” Gerwig said. “He is a Barbie girl. Nothing in ‘Barbie’ happened without him, and nothing in Hollywood happens without writers.”
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recent interview. “And Mattel was incredibly open to it.