Greta Gerwig, the director of ‘Barbie’, has described the movie’s success as ‘so moving’.
Gerwig, speaking at the London Film Festival, said that seeing the movie being enjoyed by so many had been ‘the most thrilling thing’. The director was in conversation at the festival with Peep Show co-creator and Succession writer Jesse Armstrong.
Speaking about the months she spent working on Barbie, she said, “I thought, if I can make a movie that’s half, or [a] quarter as fun to watch as it was to make, I think maybe we’ve got a shot.”
Released in July 2023, Barbie is now the biggest global-earning Warner Bros. movie ever, and the highest-grossing domestic movie of the year. Furthermore, it’s the biggest-ever female solo-directed film, overtaking 2017’s Wonder Woman.
As of September 4, 2023, Barbie has earned over $1.38 billion at the global box office. The movie will be streaming on online streaming platforms today.
The film follows Barbie, the most popular of all the Barbies in Barbieland, who begins experiencing an existential crisis. She travels to the human world along with Ken in order to understand herself and discover her true purpose. While in the real world, they go on a self-discovery journey.
Besides Robbie and Ryan Gosling, the rest of the ensemble cast includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell, Emma Mackey, Nicola Coughlan, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Michael Cera, and many others.
