Greta Gerwig reveals working on 'Barbie' movie was 'terrifying': 'It was like dizziness'

Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' movie, which stars Margot Robbie as the iconic character, has already generated tons of buzz — in addition to causing its director quite a bit of anxiety. On a Nov. 25 episode of Dua Lipa's "At Your Service" podcast, Gerwig revealed that she had her doubts when she first started making the film. "It was terrifying. I think there's something about that place where it's like, 'Well, anything is possible,'" the 'Lady Bird' director said. "It was like dizziness to start writing it. Like, where to start? What would the story be?"

However, her fear is part of what drew her to the project in the first place. "Usually that's where the best stuff is. When you're like, 'I'm terrified of this,'" she said. end your career," then you're like, "OK, I should probably do this." »

Despite her trepidation, saying yes to the project wasn't difficult for Gerwig, who also revealed that when Robbie asked her to write it, she immediately agreed. "She came up to me and said, 'Would you be interested in writing this?'" Gerwig said, adding that she offered her partner Noah Baumbach as a co-writer without even asking him. . "And I said, 'Yes!' And then I said, 'And Noah would like to write it too.' And I hadn't really told Noah about it," she added. "I don't know! I think I had a six-month-old baby when I said yes? And I wasn't necessarily directing everything by him... It was in March 2020 that Noah said: write a film "Barbie"?' I said yes.' He said, "I have no ideas for that! Why didn't you sign us up to write something else?" And I was like, "Because I have a feeling. I love Margot and I have a feeling.""

"Barbie" appears to have officially wrapped filming in July, when stars of the upcoming film, including Sharon Rooney, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp and Ana Cruz Kayne, all posted production snaps to their social media, including including a March photo featuring Robbie and Gerwig celebrating in the foreground. "It's a wrap for the doll! See you at Barbieland," Nef captioned the photo on Instagram.

Shipp shared a carousel of behind-the-scenes photos, as well as hot pink Barbie clip art on her Instagram to also commemorate her time in production. "Thank you @barbie," the actor captioned his post. "Thank you #GretaGerwig for trusting me to play one of your fabulous Barbies Thank you to everyone who made this experience possible