‘Barbie’ Director, Greta Gerwig, Opens Up About the Film Being Her ‘Career-Ending’ Starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie

Published 11/26/2022, 5:30 PM EST

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It is nice to see the king of romance, Ryan Gosling, in a totally different avatar in his upcoming film, Barbie. From being an action hero to performing a comic role, Gosling has impressed his fans. While everyone is eagerly waiting for the film to land, the director, Greta Gerwig, opened up about the film being a career-ending for her. What does she want to say? Let’s find out here.

For any filmmaker, it is difficult in the initial stages to make a film and predict even a single thing about it. Greta Gerwig is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. This Little Women (2019) director talked to Dua Lipa on her recent podcast named At Your Service. While talking about her career, Gerwig talked about her feelings for her upcoming film, Barbie.

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As it is for everyone, in the beginning, Gerwig felt extremely nervous about the film starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in it. While sharing, the 39-year-old director revealed at first, it seemed doable, but then as she started the process, she didn’t understand where to begin.

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She was confused and lost about the basic storyline as well. But according to her, that’s where the great stuff lies. When you’re uncertain about something and terrified of it, you find something best there. “Anything where you’re like, ‘This could be a career-ender,’ then you’re like, ‘OK, I probably should do it,'” added her.

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She also talked about their amazing partner, the Barbie doll manufacturer named Mattel. Gerwig admired how they didn’t micromanage anything and trusted her blindly. They gave her total freedom, which she found extremely rare. However, there aren’t many details about the script.

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Ryan Gosling once opened up about it and said it was the best script he’d read. While keeping the details secret, he described his character as a ‘loser’ with no money, job, house, or car. Well, the viewers will have to wait until July 21, 2023, to see who Ken and Barbie really are in the film. Till then, tell us how excited are you about the film.

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Neha Chande

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Meet Neha Chande, an entertainment writer at Netflix Junkie, who has written more than 1100 articles. With a Master's degree in English Literature, Neha believes in unbiased journalism. Before delving into her passion for writing and cinema, she taught English and communication skills as a facilitator and lecturer.

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