“We just looked at each other, pure panic on our faces. (The joke didn't make the final cut, but final version is still in line with the first). A joke on page one signaled to them this was going to be far from the typical Barbie movie. Robbie and her husband Tom Ackerley, who produce together for Luck圜hap, read the finished script at the same time. We need to find a way to acknowledge that.” Robbie and Luck圜hap were able to structure their deal with Warner Bros and Mattel so the film's screenwriters Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach had full creative freedom. And in fact, aren’t just indifferent to Barbie. “But we have to acknowledge that there are a lot of people who aren’t fans of Barbie. “We of course would want to honor the 60-year legacy that this brand has,” Robbie had told Mattel in her pitch. Robbie and her production company Luck圜hap sought rights to the Barbie IP to develop a film that would acknowledge those who hate the toy, too. Here are the key things she and others involved in Barbie revealed about the film in the interview. “This is going to sound stupid, but I really didn’t even think about playing Barbie until years into developing the project.” “It wasn’t that I ever wanted to play Barbie, or dreamt of being Barbie, or anything like that,” she said. Major revelations include that she actually never planned to play the role herself despite looking like the iconic doll. The interview marks her most extended interview on the project. The majority of the details behind this summer's highly-anticipated Barbiemovie remain a secret, but Margot Robbie has opened up to Voguea bit about making the film.
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