Issa Rae Initially Worried Her Body Wasn't 'Barbie-Ready' for the Barbie Movie
glamour.comfor the first time—at star and executive producer 's home theater, no less—was definitely not what she expected. In fact, after she finished watching, she almost wished she hadn't seen it at all. “It was such a great experience,” says the 38-year-old, who plays President Barbie in the –directed film. “It's so great, and I love the movie so much, but there's so much happening it's hard [to talk about] because you don't want to give things away.”Oversharing has been the name of the game in Hollywood for years now in an attempt to get as many eyeballs on a TV show or bodies in a theater as possible, but the approach to Barbie has been completely different.
The movie has been overexposed when it comes to brand collaborations and , but the actual film—and plot—has been tightly under wraps. (Case in point: For , editor in chief Anna Wintour was permitted to see just 20 minutes of the film.
Most press only recently screened the movie in its entirety.) But how do you explain a film whose official synopsis is “To live in is to be a perfect being in a perfect place.
Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken?”“I'm so terrified of overhype,” Rae says. “Everybody has their notions about what this Barbie movie should be, what they think it is, what they want it to be….
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