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Jodie Foster celebrates the success of Greta Gerwig’sBarbieand claims that the movie helped bring female directors to the forefront to the point that they are no longer seen as a risk or even a threat in the Hollywood industry. During her time, women filmmakers were extremely marginalized.
Barbieemerged with $1.4 billion at the worldwide box office and became the top-grossing movie of 2023. Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, the film has been viewed as a game-changer in the field of cinema.
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Jodie Foster Praised Greta Gerwig’sBarbieFor Making The Big Change
During an interview withVariety, actressJodie Fosterdiscussed the impact ofGreta Gerwig’sBarbiein the entertainment business and how it would fare differently had it been released during her heyday.
“I’ve had the beauty of being able to be in the business since the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and so on. The progression or bettering of our audiences translates into a kind of new thinking about who our marginalized voices are. In the old days, they saw women as a risk. Not sure why they saw us as a risk — 50% of the population!”
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Foster was glad that people’s view of female directors as well as movies with female leads have changed over time. She hopes that general viewers and critics will keep this kind of mindset.
“That thinking has changed now. With a big success like Barbie, they gave Greta Gerwig, who had made two mostly independent films, they gave her the keys to the kingdom and said ‘We’re going to give you our most important child’ and all the money to support it. That’s new for women. I hope that continues.”
Margot Robbie’sBarbieexplores the colorful world of the famed doll as she experiences an existential crisis. She travels to the human world in order to gain an understanding of herself and discover her true purpose.
Sharon Stone And Other Hollywood Actresses PitchedBarbieMovie
Greta Gerwig is not the first one to attempt to make aBarbiemovie.Sharon Stonerevealed in a comment toAmerica Ferrera’s post onInstagramthat she tried to suggest a movie based on the toy franchise, but she was only dismissed.
“I was laughed out [of] the studio when I came [with] the Barbie idea in the ’90s [with] the support of the head of Barbie. How far we’ve come. Thank you, ladies, for your courage and endurance.”
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Ferrera was part of Gerwig’s movie, and in her speech at the Critics Choice Awards, she thanked the filmmaker “for proving through your incredible mastery as a filmmaker that women’s stories have no difficulty achieving cinematic greatness and box-office history at the same time.”
Interestingly, many other actresses pitched for aBarbiemovie in the past.Anne Hathawaywas initially attached to aBarbiemovie project that did not get off the ground. In 2016,Amy Schumerwas rumored to play the iconic doll.
Barbiewon its first-ever Golden Globe award for cinematic and box office achievement. It was also nominated for nine categories, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Song.
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Ariane Cruz is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 3,000 articles published. Her love for pop culture and the creative arts fuels her passion to deliver engaging and informative stories. Her daily consumption of films, shows, and books keeps her energized for the day, along with her mission to serve as the bridge between fans and their favorite franchises.
