While Margot Robbie is a hit in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, did you know that two other actresses had been chosen before her to play the famous doll on the big screen?
Life in plastic is fantastic! Since its theatrical release on July 19, the Barbie movie has been a hit and made excellent numbers at the box office. The feature film directed by Greta Gerwig is definitely THE comedy of the summer, thanks to the curiosity of spectators and favorable reviews. However, in front of her, it was necessary to bend the mastodon Oppenheimer of Christopher Nolan, released the same day.
This success is the result of a slow gestation, since Mattel had plans to make a Barbie movie since 2009. The toy company quickly signed a deal with Universal Pictures studio, but the project never saw the light of day. . In 2014, a new attempt was made, this time with Sony Pictures. And the adventure will still be strewn with pitfalls.
However, many reversals still accompanied the project. While writing the screenplay proved to be complex, an actress was chosen to play the main role: Amy Schumer, comedian seen as an actress in Crazy Amy. However, the actress ended up abandoning the ship after a year for reasons of artistic disputes with the production.
However, it will take more for Mattel to drop the case. While the script is in the perpetual rewriting phase, another actress is chosen to play the famous blonde doll. And this one is not, however, since it is Anne Hathaway (The Devil wears Prada, Interstellar). But the contract with Sony Pictures ends, and this version of Barbie never sees the light of day.
Eventually, Warner Bros. would take over, handing the project over to Greta Gerwig, who cast Margot Robbie for the lead role. So many adventures that will have finally been worth it, since the performance of the actress is unanimously hailed.
