Creating the perfect backdrop for the upcoming “Barbie” movie required so much pink paint that it led to a global shortage
“The world ran out of pink,” said Sarah Greenwood in a recent interview with Architectural Digest. Greenwood, who has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including for the art direction of “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement,” said constructing the set involved huge amounts of Rosco’s fluorescent pink paint. Warner Bros.’ live-action movie, which hits theaters on July 21, stars Margot Robbie in the titular role and a blond Ryan Gosling as her plastic boyfriend, Ken.
” While Gerwig said she loved Barbie as a child, neither Greenwood nor set decorator Katie Spencer had ever owned one of Mattel’s iconic dolls. So the London-based team ordered a Barbie “Dreamhouse” online to spark their imaginations. They took further inspiration from Palm Springs mid-century modernism. “Everything about that era was spot-on,” said Greenwood, adding that she strove “to make Barbie real through this unreal world.
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