Margot Robbie talked about all things Barbie while participating in The Hollywood Reporter’s Actress Roundtable.
The 33-year-old actress and producer discussed some conversations that took place behind the scenes while the film was being prepared. That included addressing concerns that the film doesn’t resonate with men.
He also talked about his approach to bringing Barbie to life, revealing intentional changes he made to her character as the film progressed.
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Margot admitted that it was difficult to convince everyone that the film deserved a big enough budget to be successful. That involved addressing concerns about men watching the film.
“Everyone says, ‘There’s just no way. Men will never, ever go see a Barbie movie. The men will go see a great movie. If it’s great, everyone would go see it.”
Another promise he made on set was that the film would make $1 billion.
“I thought, ‘When you pair Spielberg with dinosaurs, what do you get?’ One billion dollars. When you put Greta and Barbie together, you’re going to make a billion dollars,’” he said. “I thought, ‘God, I hope this works.’ I just promised everyone a billion dollars.’”
Regarding playing Barbie, Margot explained that she tried to chart the change in the evolution of her character.
“I wanted there to be an evolution between how he moved and spoke from the beginning of the movie to the end,” he explained. “You should say, ‘Oh yeah, I’m looking at someone who’s being a dummy.’ And then at the end you say, ‘I think I’m seeing Margot.’ I wanted to become human without people noticing. And we did it in several ways. The wigs started out with tons of volume and hair and then got smaller and smaller, until they looked like normal, natural hair. And as for the costumes, I thought: ‘It has to have very specific shapes and a lot of structure.’ And in the end, the fabric should be soft. The pattern should be messy but still feminine.’”
Was Margot called Barbie on set?
“The funny thing is in our script, because everyone is Barbie and everyone is Ken, everyone’s name is in the script. So, ‘Barbie Margot tells Ken Ryan,’” she said, adding, “It’s weird seeing your name in a script when you’re reading it.”
The only actor who didn’t need that was Michael Cera, who played Allan, who was one of a kind.
If you missed it, Margot recently revealed two movies that always make her cry. She also talked about her plans for the money she earned with Barbie.
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