The actress stars as the doll in the Greta Gerwig-directed film ‘Barbie,’ finally out this week.
hits theaters this Friday. There’s literally no way you weren’t aware of this, but Margot Robbie stars as the titular character, and not only transformed into the iconic doll for the film but has truly embodied her throughout the movie’s global press tour, which was cut short by the SAG-AFTRA strike that began last week and prohibited actors from taking part in promotional appearances for their work.
Instead, Robbie said, “I was more of a roll-around-in-the-mud kind of gal.” When she did play with dolls, the Barbies she chose were “all weird,” she said. “I think they were all so janky because they were not well cared for.” That said, the film has been a passion project for Robbie, one she said she’s surprised came to fruition. “I’ll never forget, after talking to [writer and director] Greta Gerwig for years, I sat down and read the script,” she said. “There was a joke on page one and I was like ‘They’re never going to let us make this movie,’” Robbie continued, speaking of Barbie’s parent company, Mattel.
Though she may not have played with Barbies much as a kid, she has gained a deeper respect for the doll through filming the movie, she said. When asked what inspired her the most about the project, Robbie said “The idea that I am enough. Barbie can be anything and everything, but even if you’re just making it through life, you’re crushing it. I found that very therapeutic.
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