From refusing to use CGI for Margot Robbie’s viral tiptoe scene to making sure Barbie didn’t have “too many baby angel heads,” we can all thank Greta Gerwig and her keen directorial intuition for helping the newly released film stick the landing with fans worldwide. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Gerwig revealed that she had to fight for a scene in Barbie, in which Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) are in “the real world” and they pass by an elderly woman on a bench. AdvertisementDuring the moment, Barbie stops to tell the woman she is beautiful. However, Gerwig said the touching scene nearly didn’t make the final cut as she faced pressure to toss the scene. Gerwig said studio executives urged her to remove the scene because it didn’t add to the film’s plot, but the 39-year-old filmmaker wouldn’t budge, insisting that the scene was “the heart of the movie.”“I love that scene so much,” Gerwig told the magazine.

Source: Huffington Post July 25, 2023 17:28 UTC