Margot Robbie’s Dream Casting For ‘Barbie’ Was Gal Gadot, Who Exudes “Barbie Energy”

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John Whittingdale Guest Contributor John Whittingdale, U.K. Minister of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has unveiled his vision for the sector on the back of the British government’s ambitious plans to grow the creative industries by £50 billion ($63 billion). So far this year, films made in Britain have taken audiences from the depths of the ocean (Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”) and into different dimensions (Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”). U.K. visual effects pioneers continue to bring creatures and worlds beyond our wildest imaginations to life on big screens across the globe. And there is more to come from U.K. studios before 2023 is out, including anticipated titles such as Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” “The Flash” and the next instalment of “Mission: Impossible.”

Margot Robbie didn’t expect to have such profound conversations working on the set of Barbie.

Margot Robbie has revealed the one request she made to director Greta Gerwig before filming the new Barbie movie.Set for release on July 21, Gerwig’s film stars Robbie in the titular role, with Ryan Gosling as Ken.Speaking about the film in an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Robbie discussed how she fell in love with the character as a child when she was gifted a Barbie Dreamhouse for Christmas.Such was the impact the gift had on her, that she revealed she asked Gerwig to allow her to live out the real-life fantasy of the Dreamhouse in the film.“I’ll follow your vision. Whatever you want this Barbie movie to be, let’s do that,” she remembers telling the director.

Barbie film has revealed that Ryan Gosling‘s Ken was given far fewer clothing options compared to Margot Robbie‘s titular character.Speaking to British Vogue, designer Jacqueline Durran shared that the character of Ken – portrayed by Gosling – plays second fiddle to Robbie’s Barbie in the film, at least when it comes to fashion.“No one cares about Ken, everybody just wants to play with Barbie. He matches Barbie and changes too but he has very, very, many less options,” Durran said. As Durran puts it, Ken’s primary job in the film was to be “beach”, with his wardrobe consisting mainly of retro sportswear.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director When it came to designing and creating the costumes for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie, the focus was put far more on Margot Robbie’s eponymous doll than it was on Ryan Gosling’s Ken. As the film’s costume designer, Jacqueline Durran, recently told Vogue UK, “No one cares about Ken, everybody just wants to play with Barbie. He matches Barbie and changes too but he has very, very, many less [clothes] options.” Durran, who won an Oscar for her costume designs on Gerwig’s “Little Women” adaptation, said colorful ’80s sportswear was the key to Ken’s looks in the movie. “Retro sportswear is one area where we did a lot of shopping for Ken,” Durran said. “He is sporty. That’s his main thing. We had buyers in America that went to dealers and imported it for us because we needed so much of it.”

Margot Robbie had the ultimate girls sleepover.

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Ryan Gosling has defended his casting in the highly anticipated Barbie movie, saying: “If people don’t want to play with my Ken, there are many other Kens to play with.” The actor, 42, stars alongside Margot Robbie in the live-action film based on the famous Mattel doll, from Oscar-nominated actress and director Greta Gerwig. After he was cast in the role, fans on social media suggested Ryan was too old to play Barbie’s boyfriend. Responding to the criticism, Ryan told British GQ: “I would say if people don’t want to play with my Ken, there are many other Kens to play with.

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Barbie is taking on the real world!

The upcoming "Barbie" movie almost starred a superhero as the iconic plastic doll. In a new interview with Vogue, the film's star Margot Robbie revealed that "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot had to turn down a role as one of the many Barbies seen in the movie. "Gal Gadot is Barbie energy," Robbie said.

Barbie is heading out on her biggest adventure ever.

As summer movie season commences, there are a lot of frontrunners for the season’s biggest film, and many questions abound.

Barbie land, as we see during the opening of the first full trailer for director Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” But there’s trouble in paradise that begins with a Barbie dance party ending with Margot Robbie’s character asking “Do you guys ever think about dying?”From there, and to the boppy strains of Dua Lipa — who also has a role in the film as Mermaid Barbie — Barbie goes on an adventure to find out why she’s dealing with cold showers, nightmares, and getting flat feet. The journey to solve the riddle of what’s happening takes Barbie to another Barbie, played with demented glee by Kate McKinnon, who offers her the ability to travel to the real world….whether Barbie likes it or not.

movie — which stars Margot Robbie as the world-famous doll and Ryan Gosling  as her Ken.It's in the middle of yet another «best day ever!» in Barbieland when the titular doll starts to get a sense that something might be a little bit off.«Do you guys ever think about dying?» she asks, bringing her perfectly-choreographed dance party to a halt.It turns out, plenty of strange things have been happening to Barbie. Her shower runs cold, she falls off her roof and — worst of all — her feet are flat on the ground!With the help of Kate McKinnon's marker-faced Barbie, she sets out to find the truth in the «Real World.» But what will she uncover?Watch the full trailer below:'s star-studded cast also includes America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, Emerald Fennell, Alexandra Shipp, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Hari Nef, Ariana Greenblatt, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Rhea Pearlman, Will Ferrell, and more.When Robbie and Gosling sat down for s summer 2023 issue recently, the actor shared one of the ways his co-star would help him get into character on set.«She left a pink present with a pink bow, from Barbie to Ken, every day while we were filming,» Gosling recalled.

The second trailer for the Barbie movie just debuted and this time, the plot is becoming more and more clear.

Margot Robbie has revealed that Quentin Tarantino requested that she didn’t wash her feet when on the Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood set.The Australian-born actress shared the anecdote in a new video interview with Vogue, where she broke down some of the most famous looks she has sported throughout her acting career.Discussing her fictionalised portrayal of ‘70s actress Sharon Tate in 2019’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood — which also starred Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino — Tate shared insight into one of her most iconic scenes in the film.The moment in question was the scene in which Robbie removes her shoes while in a movie theatre, and enjoys the film while resting her bare feet on the seat in front of her. The scene is one of apparently 36 shots of people’s feet in the film, according to the TopMotionClips YouTube channel, and soon became a talking point around the movie.According to Robbie, while the plan for her to “kick off her go-go boots” and put her feet up was always in the script, the dirty appearance they had in the final shot was a spontaneous choice, after the director asked her not to wash them on the day.“My character walks into a movie theatre to see herself on the big screen, and she kind of kicks off her go-go boots and puts her feet up and settles in to watch the movie,” she explained in the video.

Margot Robbie wanted to cast Gal Gadot as one of the Barbies in her upcoming Barbie movie. The Australian actress, who produced the film, plays the main Barbie in the movie alongside Dua Lipa, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, and Hari Nef as different variations of the iconic Mattel doll. In a cover interview with Vogue magazine, Robbie revealed that she wanted to cast the Wonder Woman star as one of the Barbies but she was unavailable at the time.