Gal Gadot and Margot Robbie.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty, Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Dia Dipasupil/Getty, Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Gal Gadotwas initially considered to play the lead role ofBarbie,Margot Robbiehas surprisingly revealed.
TheWonder Woman 1984star, 38, had actually been directorGreta Gerwigand Robbie’s first choice to portray the iconic toy character, before the role eventually went to the Australian actress.
Robbie, who is also producer of the upcoming film, said in new interview withVoguethat she and Gerwig, 39, had been searching for someone who had “Barbie energy” — and thought Gadot was perfect for the part.
“Gal Gadot is Barbie energy,” the July 2023 cover star said.
“Because Gal Gadot is so impossibly beautiful, but you don’t hate her for being that beautiful, because she’s so genuinely sincere, and she’s so enthusiastically kind, that it’s almost dorky. It’s like right before being a dork”.
Margot Robbie covers Vogue’s July 2023 issue.Ethan James Green
Ethan James Green
Gadot unfortunately couldn’t commit to the role at the time, and so Robbie stepped in as lead.
Long before Gadot was considered for the role,Amy Schumerwas originallyannounced as the leadof Sony’s live-action Barbie movie in 2016, though four months later, in March 2017, she confirmed that she would no longer be in the movie, citing scheduling conflicts.
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Speaking on his transformation, Gosling, 42, said Robbie helped him get into character as Ken every day on set.
The actor toldVogue: “[Robbie] left a pink present with a pink bow, from Barbie to Ken, every day while we were filming.
Margot Robbie in Vogue.Ethan James Green
“They were all beach-related. Like puka shells, or a sign that says ‘Pray for surf.’ Because Ken’s job is just beach. I’ve never quite figured out what that means. But I felt like she was trying to help Ken understand, through these gifts that she was giving.”
Robbie and Gosling appeared atCinemaCon 2023last month, alongside writer-director Gerwig, to offer a preview of the much buzzed-about movie, as the officialfull-length trailerforBarbiemade its debut.
That same day the film’s official Instagram account unveiled avariety of character posters, revealing who everyone is playing, which quickly went viral on social media as fans photoshopped their own faces on the posters.
The film features Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans,Simu Liuand Ncuti Gatwa appear as different versions of Ken in the film, while Hari Nef, Emma Mackey,Dua Lipa, Anna Cruz Kayne, Sharon Rooney,Kate McKinnon,Nicola Coughlan,Alexandra Shipp, Ritu Arya and Issa Rae play versions of Barbie.
Barbieis released worldwide in theaters on July 21.
source: people.com
