The names Margot Robbie and Barbie are inextricably linked at this level, however the actress had one large ask earlier than she agreed to play the titular doll in Greta Gerwig‘s upcoming film.
The I, Tonya star, 32, revealed that she solely wished to play the enduring toy if Mattel promised that she wouldn’t be the one Barbie within the film. “If [Mattel] hadn’t made that change to have a multiplicity of Barbies, I don’t assume I’d have wished to try to make a Barbie movie,” she stated in a TIME journal cowl story revealed on Tuesday, June 27. “I don’t assume it is best to say, ‘That is the one model of what Barbie is, and that’s what girls ought to aspire to be and appear like and act like.’”
Whereas Robbie headlines the movie because the blonde, pink-clad Barbie most acquainted to followers, the solid contains quite a few different stars taking part in different variations of Barbie. Issa Rae, for instance, seems as President Barbie, whereas Hari Nef is Physician Barbie and Alexandra Shipp is Author Barbie.
“My fear was that it was going to really feel too white feminist-y, however I feel that it’s self-aware,” Rae, 38, instructed TIME of the film. “Barbie Land is ideal, proper? It represents perfection. So if perfection is only a bunch of white Barbies, I don’t know that anyone can get on board with that.”
Years earlier than Robbie joined the mission in 2019, Amy Schumer was in negotiations to play the title position, however she exited the film in 2017, citing scheduling conflicts. Earlier this month, nonetheless, the comic, 42, admitted that she left Barbie as a result of she didn’t like the way it was shaping up.
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie Courtesy of Warner Bros. Photos
“I can’t wait to see the film, it appears superior,” Schumer stated throughout an look on Watch What Occurs Dwell With Andy Cohen. “I feel we stated it was scheduling conflicts, that’s what we stated. However yeah, it actually was simply inventive variations. However, you realize, there’s a brand new crew behind it, and it appears prefer it’s very feminist and funky, so I might be seeing the film.”
When host Andy Cohen requested whether or not Schumer’s model didn’t “really feel feminist and funky,” she replied, “Yeah! Yeah.”
Final yr, Schumer stated she realized the mission wasn’t going to work for her when Sony despatched her a pair of Manolo Blahnik heels to rejoice her involvement. (The film is now being distributed by Warner Bros.)
“The concept that’s simply what each girl should need, proper there, I ought to have gone, ‘You’ve acquired the mistaken gal,’” Schumer instructed The Hollywood Reporter in March 2022. “They undoubtedly didn’t need to do it the best way I wished to do it, the one approach I used to be fascinated with doing it.”
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Barbie hits theaters on Friday, July 21.
