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Margot Robbie Doesn't Seem Too Keen On The Idea Of Barbie 2

Barbie star and producer Margot Robbie was recently asked about a possible sequel; she said, "I think we put everything into this one."

Published Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:47:07 -0600

by Kaitlyn Booth

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Margot Robbie casts doubt on a Barbie sequel, despite the film's major success.
Robbie believes they invested all in Barbie and didn't plan for a trilogy.
She credits director Greta Gerwig for the film's singular, impactful narrative.
The potential for repeating Barbie's success is seen as unlikely by insiders.

While it stands to reason that many people thought that Barbie would be big this summer, it's safe to say that no one thought it would be as big as it was. And no one could have predicted its mark on the culture and the conversations. It started all from a movie based on a toy. It still seems surprising that Mattel let that movie happen, but to say it worked out well for them would be an understatement. Of course, when the box office numbers started rolling in, and it became apparent that this would be a Thing, people started talking about a sequel. However, if you saw the movie, you'd notice there wasn't much room for a sequel. Maybe some other IP could try and do their own version of what Barbie managed to pull off, but the movie is basically a miracle that everything about it fell into place. Miracles rarely happen twice, and it seems the people involved also know that. Star and producer Margot Robbie was recently asked by the Associated Press (via ScreenRant) if she thought a sequel would be something that would happen, and she did not seem enthused with the idea of making another one at all.

"I think we put everything into this one. We didn't build it to be a trilogy or something. It was like Greta put everything into this movie, so I can't imagine what would be next," Robbie said.

Margot Robbie Doesn't Seem Too Keen On The Idea Of Barbie 2 — © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. MARGOT ROBBIE as Barbie in Warner Bros. Pictures' "BARBIE," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

To say that Barbie is a miracle movie is not to diminish the efforts of anyone who made this film, but sometimes, you need the stars to align for a movie to turn out right and be released at the right time. How would Barbie have faired five years ago? Ten? A miracle, lightning in a bottle, whatever you want to call it, there is a good chance no one could make this work again, and you know someone will try. We can hope that it's under another IP's name so a bad sequel doesn't tarnish the legacy of this film.

Barbie: Summary, Cast List, Release Date

To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken.

From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig (Little Women, Lady Bird) comes Barbie, starring Oscar-nominees Margot Robbie (Bombshell, I, Tonya) and Ryan Gosling (La La Land, Half Nelson) as Barbie and Ken, alongside America Ferrera (End of Watch, the How to Train Your Dragon films), Kate McKinnon (Bombshell, Yesterday), Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Juno), Ariana Greenblatt (Avengers: Infinity War, 65), Issa Rae (The Photograph, Insecure), Rhea Perlman (I'll See You in My Dreams, Matilda), and Will Ferrell (the Anchorman films, Talladega Nights). The film also stars Ana Cruz Kayne (Little Women), Emma Mackey (Emily, Sex Education), Hari Nef (Assassination Nation, Transparent), Alexandra Shipp (the X-Men films), Kingsley Ben-Adir (One Night in Miami, Peaky Blinders), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education), Scott Evans (Grace and Frankie), Jamie Demetriou (Cruella), Connor Swindells (Sex Education, Emma), Sharon Rooney (Dumbo, Jerk), Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Derry Girls), Ritu Arya (The Umbrella Academy), Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Dua Lipa and Oscar-winner Helen Mirren (The Queen). Gerwig directed Barbie from a screenplay by Gerwig & Oscar nominee Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story, The Squid and the Whale), based on Barbie by Mattel. The film's producers are Oscar nominee David Heyman (Marriage Story, Gravity), Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner, with Michael Sharp, Josey McNamara, Ynon Kreiz, Courtenay Valenti, Toby Emmerich, and Cate Adams serving as executive producers. The film was distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and released in theaters only nationwide on July 21, 2023, and beginning internationally on July 19, 2023.