Before ‘Barbie’ Hit $1 Billion, Greta Gerwig Said She Hoped the Film Launches a ‘Bunch of Barbie Movies’: ‘I Want to Go Back to Barbie Land’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Now that “Barbie” has officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, speculation about a potential sequel has intensified tenfold.

Greta Gerwig, who directed “Barbie” in addition to co-writing its script with Noah Baumbach, told The New York Times she has no ideas yet for a “Barbie 2.” However, she also told People magazine before the film joined the $1 billion club that she hoped her movie “is the launch of a world and a bunch of different Barbie movies.” “There’s a tone and a humor and a joy, and obviously the world is so beautiful,” Gerwig told the publication. “I want to go back to Barbie Land.” Margot Robbie was less assertive when asked about a “Barbie” sequel in pre-release interviews.

Not only does Robbie play the eponymous doll in the blockbuster comedy, but she also produced the film. “It could go a million different directions from this point,” Robbie told Time magazine before the film even opened. “But I think you fall into a bit of a trap if you try and set up a first movie whilst also planning for sequels.” “At this moment, it’s all I’ve got,” Gerwig said in The New York Times interview when asked about a sequel right after the film opened to $163 million. “I feel like that at the end of every movie, like I’ll never have another idea and everything I’ve ever wanted to do, I did.

I wouldn’t want to squash anybody else’s dream but for me, at this moment, I’m at totally zero.” Surely Warner Bros. and Mattel are going to want a “Barbie” sequel, given the $1 billion success of the movie.