Greta Gerwig had previously made similar comments: She said she had given her all to the project and was now completely devastated.
In the same interview, Robbie said that it was important for her to show that the original films are still capable of generating huge box office takings. You don’t have to make sequels, prequels and remakes. You can rely on original ideas even with big budgets, and a woman in the lead role doesn’t mean the movie can’t attract a big audience. They wanted “Barbie” to be successful so that in the future, directors with great ideas can be trusted with big budgets to realize them.
