Greta Gerwig once thought Barbie could end her career
Appearing on Dua Lipa's podcast, Greta Gerwig expressed some reservations about making a movie about a doll that drives a Corvette
One of this generation’s great new directors, Greta Gerwig did what any normal filmmaker would do after re-inventing Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic Little Women: She signed up to direct Barbie. It’s a classic “one for me, one for you.” Adapt one of the most beloved pieces of literature before making a movie about a plastic doll that drives a sports car. There’s no business like show business.
But it doesn’t sound like she thought it was all that great of an idea, either. Appearing on the latest episode of Dua Lipa’s At Your Service podcast, Gerwig discussed why she thought Barbie would be a “career-ender.”
“It was something that was exciting because it was terrifying,” Gerwig said. “I think that was a big part of it, like: ‘Oh, no, Barbie.’”
Oh, no, Barbie, indeed. Sure, they made a movie out of Battleship (a movie that we’re all still talking about, obsessing over, and eagerly awaiting the sequel to), but Barbie? She doesn’t even have opposable joints! But Gerwig knows what she’s doing. After all, She made Lady Bird.