Margot Robbie’s starring role in “Barbie” marked one of the most significant blockbusters of the previous year. In addition to her performance, Robbie served as a producer for the film. Recently, she shared insights about grappling with an ‘actor crisis’ as production commenced on “Barbie” in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
Writer-director Greta Gerwig also reminisced about the period when Robbie was confronted with apprehension about assuming the role.
Margot Robbie said, “I went to Greta’s house and had that crisis. I’d spent years trying to get this movie going. And suddenly we’re going to shoot the thing. I was like, ‘Oh my God, I dunno how to do this.’ It happens before every single movie I’ve ever done. A few weeks out, I have this meltdown where I’m like, ‘What am I doing? I don’t know how to act. Everyone’s going to suddenly realize that I can’t do any of this, and it’s going to be terrible.’ And then it is just sheer panic.”
Greta Gerwig also added to describing the situation, saying that she understood the situation. “I have a distinct memory of Margot coming over to my house before we started shooting and having a bit of an actor crisis: ‘How am I doing this?’ It’s the actor equivalent of facing a blank page,” she said.
“Barbie” centers on Margot Robbie’s portrayal of the stereotypical Barbie, who undergoes an existential crisis when she begins to lose her trademark vivacity and her iconic perched Barbie toe.
To unravel this mystery, she is advised to venture where no Barbie doll has dared to go before – ‘the real world’. Accompanied by Ryan Gosling’s Ken, she embarks on a journey in her pink convertible to immerse herself in the experiences of the ‘real world’.
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” garnered significant recognition with eight Academy Award nominations. These nominations encompassed categories such as Best Picture, Supporting Actress for America Ferrera, Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling, Costume Design, Production Design, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.
However, despite the film’s success, both Gerwig and Margot Robbie were notably absent from the Best Director and Best Actress categories, prompting backlash from fans on social media who voiced their discontent with the Oscars’ decisions.
