What really excites us about the Barbie movie already is the writer Margot Robbie and her production company chose to pen the Mattel Film. Little Women and Lady Bird filmmaker Greta Gerwig are pairing with her partner Noah Baumbach, the guy behind the Oscar-winning Marriage Story, are taking on the toy property with Robbie leading the film.
The movie was described by the Birds of Prey star:
“We like the things that feel a little left of centre. Something like Barbie where the IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, ‘Oh, Margot is playing Barbie, I know what that is’, but our goal is to be like, ‘Whatever you are thinking, we are going to give you something totally different the thing you didn’t know you wanted.”
Margot Robbie has really delivered as of late and the idea of her being behind the scenes with some seriously impressive filmmakers providing the central voice of the project makes for one exciting package. Barbie is just a blonde plastic doll on the surface, but provided the filmmaking team has a distinct vision it could be something great. Robbie’s producing partner Josey McNamara also said this to THR on behalf of their company LuckChap Entertainment:
“And then Barbie, which is kind of our Everest. As Margot said, you think you know what that movie is with Margot as Barbie. But Geta and Noah have subverted it, and we can’t wait to get into that one.”
The trio of producers that also includes Robbie’s husband Tom Ackerley most recently made Promising Young Woman, which has been named as one of the best movies of 2020. They have a number of projects on their plate, including a movie called Maid, but Barbie is apparently their “Everest”. The Barbie name is obviously to be adapting and it sounds like the iconic doll will be getting special treatment in live-action.
