Barbie: Greta Gerwig discusses the possibility of a sequel to Ken

Barbie Director Greta Gerwig recently teased a possible Ken sequel. 60 minutes sat down with the filmmaker to discuss her eventful 2023. In an interview with her writing partner Noah Baumbach, Gerwig discussed the world’s love affair with Ryan Gosling. In addition, she gave some insights into her Barbie Fans are hoping that maybe we’ll see Ken again. When asked if there’s a sequel, Gerwig smiled: “Really, you know, I guess we’ll see.” That could be a very coy way of dodging the question. Or, it could be a joke that talks are already underway. Either way, we’re left to ponder the possibilities.

So clearly something is going to have to push Gerwig to do another Barbie. Movie star Margot Robbie has also spoken about the prospect of another film. She said Variety that they would have to have a good reason for them to take a trip back to Barbie Land.

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It’s just Ken.

– Warner Bros. Pictures)

“It’s funny, this knee-jerk reaction these days where everyone immediately wants a sequel. I don’t think it was like that 20 years ago. It wasn’t designed to be a trilogy,” Robbie began. “Everything was done to make it a sequel.” Barbie – and that’s how Greta works. She finishes every film empty, feeling like she could never make another one because she put everything she had into this one.

She would add: “So I don’t know what it would take to refill that cup for her. Or for us. I think Warners would be on board with that, too. I don’t even know what that would look like. We want to make more movies that have the effect that Barbie a. I don’t know if it should be Barbie 2. Why can’t we come up with another original, bold idea that would allow us to bring together an exceptional director, a big budget and the confidence of a huge conglomerate to go and play? I want to do that.

Gerwig really loved creating Barbie

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Greta Gerwig at the premiere

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In another Variety story, Gerwig argued that a script for Barbie 2 She really should be touched. Making that billion dollars at the box office was great. But the story also has to reach a certain level. “It’s something I loved doing,” Gerwig revealed. “And I loved the world that we built and all the actors, and the idea of ​​getting back together with this group of people is very exciting.”

“My North Star is, ‘What do I deeply love? What do I really care about? Like, ‘What’s the story behind this story?’” Gerwig mused. “And I think for ‘Barbie,’ the story behind this story is that I loved Barbie. I remember going to Toys R Us and looking at the Barbies and loving their hair. And I loved everything about them, and my mom wasn’t sure about that. And I think that’s the story, that’s the generational story… I’m always trying to find those undercurrents.”

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