Production designer Sarah Greenwood reveals that so much pink paint was used on the Barbie sets that there was an international shortage.
Barbie production designer Sarah Greenwood reveals that the upcoming film ended up causing an international shortage of pink paint due to its excessive usage on set. Directed by Greta Gerwig, Barbie features Margot Robbie as the iconic Mattel doll with Ryan Gosling playing Ken. Trailers for the upcoming film have already teased that, like with the doll, the color pink will play a large role in the movie.
Ahead of the Barbie release date next month, Greenwood reveals in an interview with Architectural Digest that making the movie evoke memories of the Mattel toy resulted in the use of a massive amount of pink paint. Gerwig explains that she wanted a specific shade of bright pink that made everything feel "almost too much." So much of this paint was used in the construction of Barbie Land, Greenwood reveals, that "the world ran out of pink.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Barbie Will Be More Than Just Pink Although the trailers for Barbie reveal that the film will indeed feature an abundance of pink, they also tease that there will be more to the film than just bright colors. With Gerwig and Noah Baumbach having co-written the script, the film is already shaping up to be a more nuanced take on the Mattel doll, with both filmmakers having proven themselves adept at telling funny but hard-hitting stories.
The plot of the film revolves around Barbie being kicked out of Barbie Land for being imperfect, with Ken then accompanying her on a journey to the Real World. Trailers have teased that this journey will feature a lot of laughs, but that it also may involve a lot of introspection and perhaps even an existential crisis. Even though she's a doll, Robbie's Barbie has the emotional range of a human and seems to want to understand her place in the wider world.
While the portions of the film taking place in Barbie Land will feature a lot of pink, things will seemingly change when Barbie and Ken travel to the Real World, which is less colorful and a lot more unforgiving. This stark contrast between the two worlds will help to make Robbie's character feel even more like a fish out of water, thus contributing to her journey of emotional self-discovery.
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