Margot Robbie, the 32-year-old Australian actress set to star in the upcoming Barbie film out in July, has just graced the cover of Vogue’s summer issue in true Barbie fashion.
The actress, who found her breakout role in Wolf Of Wall Street and then later in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Babylon, approached Mattel (creator of Barbie) to produce & star in the official Barbie picture in 2018.
Despite attempts from actors like Amy Schumer and Anne Hathaway vying to bring Barbie to the big screen in the past, Margot along with her husband Tom Ackerly succeeded in obtaining rights for the film through their production company, LuckyChap.
Filmmaker and writer Greta Gerwig along with partner Noah Baumbach also joined the team, assuming the creative lead of scriptwriting and direction for the Barbie film, due on the big screen in July.
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Margot was never a Barbie fanatic
In her cover interview with Vogue, Margot shares that she never particularly enjoyed playing Barbie growing up:
“It wasn’t that I ever wanted to play Barbie, or dreamt of being Barbie, or anything like that,”
“This is going to sound stupid, but I really didn’t even think about playing Barbie until years into developing the project.”
The actress acknowledges that while the film aims to honour the legacy of the brand which dates back to the 1960s, the people who aren’t fans of and have a real issue with Barbie must be acknowledged in the film, too.
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Time will only tell how the concept of the iconic (and at times, controversial) doll is represented in the film.
A gloriously glam Vogue cover shoot
Photographed by Ethan James Green, Margot looks incredible on the cover of Vogue’s summer issue donning a pink satin Versace dress with floral applique and a pink Chopard Haute Joaillerie earring.
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Don’t even get us started on this gorgeous ivory Christopher John Rogers dress, paired with Miu Miu shoes…
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Or this stunning princess-esque lavender Carolina Herrera dress…
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Don’t forget the iconic tweed Chanel Haute Couture dress!
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Ryan Gosling praises Margot’s fearlessness
In chatting to Vogue about his upcoming role as Ken in the anticipated film, Ryan Gosling shares his admiration of Margot’s fearlessness when it comes to making things happen, both on and off-screen.
“She has a kind of fearlessness that you can only get from literally growing up swimming in shark-infested waters” says Gosling about his Australian co-star.
What do we know about the film?
Very little! The cast of the film has been tight-lipped about what to expect, but Margot Robbie guarantees “you’ll like it!”
Robbie and Gosling are co-stars in Barbie, alongside America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, Emerald Fennell, Alexandra Shipp, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Hari Nef, Ariana Greenblatt, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Rhea Pearlman and Will Ferrell.
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