Juno Writer Diablo Cody Knows Why Her Barbie Movie Didn’t Work

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Nonetheless, the Greta Gerwig movie is still her “Joker.”

or the bimbo as valid feminist archetypes yet. If you look up ‘Barbie’ on TikTok you’ll find this wonderful subculture that celebrates the feminine, but in 2014, taking this skinny blonde white doll and making her into a heroine was a tall order.

”writer Jenny Bicks left the project, Cody signed onto the movie in 2015 for rewrites, joining Sony’s May Pascal. But despite reports that Sony Pictures was unhappy with her attempt at creating a Barbie world, she said her world was never officially submitted. “Dude, I never even produced an initial draft. I failed so hard at that project. I was literally incapable of writing a Barbie script.

 

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