Barbie (Greta Gerwig, 2023)

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diamonds · #1 Post by **diamonds** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:27 pm

Here's a head-scratcher: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach to write (and possibly Gerwig to direct) Barbie film starring Margot Robbie.

#2 Post by **mfunk9786** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:33 pm

Money is pretty cool

Reverend Drewcifer · Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:41 pm

"Everyone needs money. That's why it's called 'money'"

colinr0380 · #4 Post by **colinr0380** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:24 am

I suppose you could argue that a few previous characters that Gerwig has played have been in danger of flying off into self-created wonderlands, but a Barbie film might push things to extremes! Of course more than anything else the film will need to live up to the Barbie Girl song.

Brianruns10 · #5 Post by **Brianruns10** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:08 pm

I hear the Karen Carpenter estate is already planning to sue.

Aunt Peg · #6 Post by **Aunt Peg** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:18 pm

Can't possibly beat Barbie (and Ken) from Toy Story 3.

Brianruns10 · #7 Post by **Brianruns10** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:24 pm

Aunt Peg wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:18 pm Can't possibly beat Barbie (and Ken) from Toy Story 3.

NOT THE NEHRU JACKET!

#8 Post by **mfunk9786** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:39 pm

Looking forward to finding out the title of this untitled movie that will absolutely just be called Barbie

colinr0380 · #9 Post by **colinr0380** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:34 pm

Barbie: Awakening
Barbie: The Becoming
Barbie: Covenant

Actually there could be something quite audacious about Margot Robbie going from Sharon Tate to this similarly sunny character. Maybe at the end Barbie's dream house is besieged by a group of spin-off dolls with a grudge (led by Sindy and her boyfriend Action Man naturally) and instead of a big massacre it turns into a pool party where everyone gets make overs and makes snide comments about the one aspirational doll who maxed out her credit cards on the single swimsuit that is the same one that she brought with her last season.

therewillbeblus · #10 Post by **therewillbeblus** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:48 pm

Ryan Gosling has been cast as Ken

OldBobbyPeru · #11 Post by **OldBobbyPeru** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:05 pm

Isn't is about time that we start exploring The Mattel Cinematic Universe? </sarcasm>

The Elegant Dandy Fop · Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:25 pm

OldBobbyPeru wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:05 pm Isn't is about time that we start exploring The Mattel Cinematic Universe? </sarcasm>

We need a Barbie origin story!

Monterey Jack · #13 Post by **Monterey Jack** » Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:25 am

The Elegant Dandy Fop wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:25 pm
We need a Barbie origin story!

"This will be about the woman who inspired the Barbie doll..."

cantinflas · #14 Post by **cantinflas** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 5:42 am

#BARBIE
July 21, 2023
Only in theaters

Never Cursed · #15 Post by **Never Cursed** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:14 am

Excited to see how the Robbie stans (or the Warners marketing people, for that matter) navigate the one-two tonal assault of Babylon and this

#16 Post by **DarkImbecile** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:26 pm

mfunk9786 wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:39 pm Looking forward to finding out the title of this untitled movie that will absolutely just be called Barbie

I’m still holding out a sliver of hope that this much genuine talent wouldn’t be involved if there wasn’t something more interesting than merchandising going on here

therewillbeblus · #17 Post by **therewillbeblus** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 3:19 pm

I think Gerwig has stated this would be a flat-out satire, and I'm not expecting anything else- especially from a witty female director who has been open about body image issues/conditioned expectations around women from media affecting her self-esteem, at least in her work as a writer/actor collaborator. I'm really looking forward to this actually

colinr0380 · #18 Post by **colinr0380** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 3:51 pm

But that still leaves open the question as to whether it will be good Brady Bunch Movie satire or bad Bewitched movie satire (thank goodness Nora Ephron's career did not end with that film and instead Julie & Julia!)

The Narrator Returns · Wed May 18, 2022 8:26 pm

Kyle Buchanan says that there will be multiple actors playing Barbie and Ken in this (including Hari Nef as Barbie and Simu Liu as Ken).

therewillbeblus · #20 Post by **therewillbeblus** » Wed May 18, 2022 9:27 pm

I absolutely love where this is going

#21 Post by **cdnchris** » Wed May 18, 2022 9:34 pm

I'm sure there is a boatload of hyperbole in this, but Simu Liu says he only signed on to the film after a junior agent told him "If I could stake my career on any one script, it’s the ‘Barbie’ script. I really think you should do it."

The Narrator Returns · Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:04 pm

beamish14 · #23 Post by **beamish14** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:08 pm

Looks pretty much exactly the way I visualized it

hearthesilence · #24 Post by **hearthesilence** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:27 pm

it's only one photo, but Gosling actually doesn't look "pretty" enough to be a traditional Ken doll - but then again, he may not be playing one, especially with the bleached hair.

#25 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:35 pm

If he doesn’t look like Ken then that’s on Ken

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