2023 delivered two of the biggest cinema hits – Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer‘. The battle broke the box office with the birth of a new cultural phenomenon called Barbenheimer. ‘Barbie‘ is the highest-grossing movie of the year both domestically and worldwide, overtaking ‘The Super Mario Bros’. The film’s success will no doubt go down in history.
Now that Barbie’s theatrical run is coming to an end, it has gone digital. Its rented package comes with six featurettes about the making of the movie. One of them offers an interesting insight into Weird Barbie played by Kate McKinnon. Know more about its inspiration.
Weird Barbie: The Origin Story
People who watched ‘Barbie’ will know Weird Barbie, for those who still did not get the chance to witness the masterpiece, Weird Barbie is the character who sends Barbie on her real-world adventure at the start of the movie. As the film’s theatrical run came to an end, the creation of the character is discussed in a behind-the-scenes video titled ‘It’s a Weird World’.
Greta Gerwig described Weird Barbie in the script as a cross between David Bowie and a hairless cat. Adding on that Margot Robbie said that she believes that to be a strangely accurate way of summing the character up. Gerwig added, “You’d brush out her hair and then you decided you want to cut it, then you’d see what happens if you light it on fire and draw all over her face. You put her in the splits and try to change her clothes. I had this idea like, ‘Well we have to have a Barbie that represents that fate of so many Barbies.’ I wanted her to be funny and wise.”
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Where To Watch Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Online?
Despite facing tough competition from Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer‘, ‘Barbie‘ earned massive success at the box office. The film earned Greta Gerwing her first solo title as a female director earning $1 billion from film at the global box office. The movie also features actors like Dua Lipa, Emerald Fennell, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, and Michael Cera.
The news of the film’s release on OTT was shared by Prime Video on its social media accounts. “Did we hear you say hi Barbie? Barbie now available on #PrimeVideoStore, rent now,” read the caption of Prime Video’s post on Instagram.
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