Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig Says Ryan Gosling Envisioned a “Mink Ballet” During “I’m Just Ken” in ‘Barbie’
Greta Gerwig is giving further insight into “I’m Just Ken,” one of the many hit songs from her record-breaking film, Barbie. During an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the three-time Oscar nominee shared that Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken in the box office sensation, originally envisioned a battle between him and his […]
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Greta Gerwig, Bradley Cooper and the THR Director Roundtable: “Final Cut Is a State of Mind”
The preshoot rituals they can’t live without, the studio negotiations they’ve learned to finesse and the creative choices they still can’t believe they got away with — the directors of six of this year’s most remarkable movies got together and talked shop. In November, Blitz Bazawule (The Color Purple), Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Ava DuVernay (Origin), […]
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Timothee Chalamet Says He Still Doesn’t Know What His Scrapped ‘Barbie’ Cameo Would Have Been
Timothée Chalamet has revealed that he still doesn’t know the Barbie cameo that director Greta Gerwig had planned for him. The Wonka star stopped by The Tonight Show Wednesday night to talk about his latest movie, where he portrays the legendary chocolatier, but he also discussed the cameo that never happened. Chalamet said initially “there […]
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Greta Gerwig Named Cannes Jury President for 2024
Greta Gerwig is hitting the Croisette. The Barbie helmer, fresh off her first-ever best director nomination at the Golden Globes (Gerwig’s $1.4 billion toy-to-screen blockbuster picked up a total of nine Golden Globe noms), has been confirmed as the jury president for the 2024 Cannes International Film Festival. “A heroine of our modern times, Greta […]
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Anne Hathaway Says It’s a “Lucky Thing” Her ‘Barbie’ Movie Never Got Made
Anne Hathaway said it was “lucky” that her Barbie film never got made, given that Greta Gerwig’s movie “hit a bullseye.” In 2017, it was revealed that the Eileen star was attached to Sony’s Barbie film after Amy Schumer dropped out of the project citing “scheduling conflicts” at the time. Though it was set for a May […]
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Issa Rae Says People Call Her “President Barbie” on the Street
Issa Rae’s tenure as President Barbie didn’t end when the film finished production. The actress stopped by The View on Wednesday during which she discussed the success of Greta Gerwig’s record-breaking summer blockbuster that Rae starred in. “People will call me President Barbie when I’m just out on the street,” Rae said on the daytime […]
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Read Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s Intro for Official ‘Barbie’ Screenplay Book Release (Exclusive)
Hot off the success of the Barbie movie, Mattel and Warner Bros. are releasing the official Barbie movie screenplay, as written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. Published by Faber & Faber, the Barbie screenplay will be available as a paperback book that features an exclusive introduction from Gerwig and Baumbach, and eight pages of […]
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Greta Gerwig, Roger Ross Williams, Cord Jefferson, Nicolas Cage to Receive SFFILM Awards
Barbie director Greta Gerwig, filmmakers Roger Ross Williams and Cord Jefferson and Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage are set to receive honors at the SFFILM Awards Night on Dec. 4 in San Francisco, organizers said on Wednesday. The event honors achievement in film and its fundraising proceeds support the organization’s mission to “discover, nurture and showcase […]
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Greta Gerwig to Receive Director of the Year Award at Palm Springs Film Fest
Barbie director Greta Gerwig will receive the Director of the Year Award at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Fest. The film awards will take place on Jan. 4, with the festival running through Jan. 15. Past recipients of the award include Jane Campion, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Steve McQueen, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley, Jason Reitman, […]
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Greta Gerwig Is Not Slowing Down After ‘Barbie’ Success: “It’s Really Scary to Feel Idle”
After the box office success of her monster hit Barbie, Greta Gerwig says she doesn’t want to stop directing movies. “I want to do this into my 70s. I think it was [François] Truffaut who said, ‘Sometimes, quantity is impressive.’ I know what he means. I just want to be thought of as, like: She’s good. […]
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Events of the Week: AFI Fest, ‘The Holdovers’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for AFI Fest, The Holdovers, Quiz Lady and The Killer. BCRF Awards Luncheon The Breast Cancer Research Foundation held its annual Symposium and Awards Luncheon on Oct. 20, hosted by Alina Cho and honoring both Kendra Scott and Olufunmilayo (Funmi) […]
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‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Calls ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ a “Stone Cold Classic” at AFI Fest Screening
There’s a scene in the Paul Reubens-starrer Pee-wee’s Big Adventure that finds its titular character setting off on a vagabond adventure. He hops aboard a train to sit side-by-side with a grizzled, toothless man known as Hobo Jack, and they sing camp songs until Pee-Wee suddenly sours on the moment. The disgust radiates from his […]
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