Margot Robbie seems to have dashed any hopes of a Barbie sequel.
The actress, who starred as the title character in the blockbuster hit, told the Associated Press that the film was meant to be a standalone project at Variety’s Power of Women Gala earlier this month.
‘I think we put everything into this one. We didn’t build it to be a trilogy or something,’ the 33-year-old Australian beauty told the outlet.
She explained that director and screenwriter Greta Gerwig ‘put everything into this movie, so’ she ‘can’t imagine what would be next.’
Instead, the actress and producer hopes the success of the film, which has earned more than $1.4 billion worldwide, will lay the foundation for more original projects, especially those lead by women.
No sequel: Margot Robbie, 33, has dashed hopes of a Barbie sequel telling the Associated Press ‘I think we put everything into this one. We didn’t build it to be a trilogy or something’ (Pictured in Los Angeles November 17)
“Barbie 2”? Margot Robbie on whether there will be a sequel to her summer hit. She produced and starred in Greta Gerwig’s film, which made over $1.4 billion at the box office. pic.twitter.com/x6dsIOq3iJ
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) November 17, 2023
‘It doesn’t have to be a sequel or a prequel or a remake,’ the Amsterdam star explained.
‘It can be totally original. It can still be big given the big budget to do that.’
Speaking from recent experience she asserted, ‘And just because there’s a female lead doesn’t mean it’s not going to hit all four quadrants which is, you know, I think a misconception that a lot of people still have.’
‘It’s really important that Barbie did well,’ Margo continued.
‘As much as it is nice, it’s also really important that it does well so people can also in future have big, original ideas and be given the budget to execute them properly.’
Barbie is Warner Bros biggest hit to date, surpassing several Avengers and Star Wars films as well as the movies in the Harry Potter series.
Plans for a Barbie movie had been in the works for years, but it wasn’t until The Suicide Squad star bought the rights for Barbie from toymaker Mattel in 2018, that she was able to pursue the kind of project she wanted.
‘It really started with Margot. Margot invited me into the party,’ the director told Entertainment Tonight in July.
Foundation: The star hopes the success of the film, which has earned more than $1.4 billion worldwide, will lay the foundation for more original projects, especially those lead by women
Everything: The actress and producer explained that director and screenwriter Greta Gerwig, ‘put everything into this movie, so I can’t imagine what would be next’ (Pictured in Los Angeles November 18)
New project?: Margot isn’t turning her back on all sequels. She has reportedly signed to star in an upcoming Ocean’s Eleven film set in Monte Carlo in 1962. Her co-star is expected to be none other than her Barbie ‘Kenterpart’ Ryan Gosling (Pictured in London in July)
‘It was really a dream come true,’ she said.
‘When we were making the movie, it was so fun and so joyful… the talent was just extraordinary every day and every actor, every costume, every prop, everything was so just extraordinary.’
Margot isn’t turning her back on all sequels.
She has reportedly signed to star in an upcoming Ocean’s Eleven film set in Monte Carlo in 1962. Her co-star is expected to be none other than her Barbie ‘Kenterpart’ Ryan Gosling.
