A lot of people can’t wait to see Margot Robbie in “Barbie” this summer, but the actress knows there’s also a lot of people who aren’t fans of the doll and the brand that comes with it.
Robbie — who runs her production company LuckyChap with her friend Josey McNamara and her husband, Tom Ackerley — produced the much-talked about flick, which also stars Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Emma Mackey, America Ferrera and more.
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When asked about approaching the production of “Barbie”, Robbie told Vogue in a new interview: “We of course would want to honour the 60-year legacy that this brand has.
“But we have to acknowledge that there are a lot of people who aren’t fans of Barbie. And in fact, aren’t just indifferent to Barbie. They actively hate Barbie. And have a real issue with Barbie. We need to find a way to acknowledge that.”
LuckyChap wanted Greta Gerwig and her partner Noah Baumbach to have full creative freedom when working on the script, but Robbie admitted they had a lot of pressure from bosses.
She told the mag, “At the same time… we’ve got two very nervous ginormous companies, Warner Bros. and Mattel, being like: What’s their plan? What are they going to do? What’s it gonna be about? What’s she going to say? They have a bazillion questions.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Robbie discussed the sexualization of the doll.
She shared, “I’m like, Okay, she’s a doll. She’s a plastic doll. She doesn’t have organs. If she doesn’t have organs, she doesn’t have reproductive organs.
“If she doesn’t have reproductive organs, would she even feel sexual desire? No, I don’t think she could. She is sexualized.
“But she should never be sexy. People can project sex onto her. Yes, she can wear a short skirt, but because it’s fun and pink. Not because she wanted you to see her butt.”
Vogue‘s Summer 2023 issue is available on newsstands nationwide on June 6.
