*“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig is unsure if there will be a follow-up to the blockbuster hit.
As meaww.com reports, the movie earned $162 million in debut. Speaking about a possible sequel film, Gerwing told The New York Times that she poured everything she had into the film.
“I feel like that at the end of every movie, like I’ll never have another idea, and everything I’ve ever wanted to do, I did,” she said. “I think it was a particular ripple in the universe that allowed it to happen.”
“Barbie” stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, and has pulled in nearly $800 million in box office sales worldwide.
“I’m so grateful. I’m so amazed. I’m at a loss for words, really,” Gerwing said about the success of the film. “…Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine something like this.”
Gerwig also revealed that she was only supposed to write the “Barbie” script but Robbie, who is also a producer on the project, supported her vision to helm the movie.
“I was originally meant to just write it with Noah, and then we finished the script and that was the thing that made me want to direct it,” Gerwig said, adding “It felt so clear to me: If they didn’t want to make that [version], I didn’t need to make it. Margot, as the producer and star, was really the first person to line up and say, ‘I want to do it her way.”
When Robbie spoke with Time magazine in June, she was doubtful about a “Barbie” sequel.
“But I think you fall into a bit of a trap if you try and set up a first movie whilst also planning for sequels,” she said.
Meanwhile, Bang Showbiz reports that Mattel is already planning a “Barbie” sequel.
The toy manufacturer’s CEO Ynon Kreiz told Time magazine that there is a possibility of “more Barbie movies”.
“We’re looking to create movies that become cultural events. If you can excite filmmakers like Greta and Noah to embrace the opportunity and have creative freedom, you can have a real impact,” Kreiz said.
Mattel, according to Kreitz, doesn’t intend to use the film to increase toy sales.
“It’s not about making movies so that we can go and sell more toys. We’ve been doing well selling toys without movies,” he said.
He also noted that the company is changing from a toy manufacturer to a franchiser.
“The most important transition was from being a toy-manufacturing company that was making items to becoming an IP company that is managing franchises.”
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