Despite ‘Barbie’s’ Massive Success, Director Greta Gerwig Rules Out Sequel: ‘At This Moment, I’m At Totally Zero’

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Barbie director GretaGerwig responds to the film's online conservative backlash amid it's box office success

“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig didn’t anticipate both the massive success of the fantastical film and the unprecedented right-wing backlash the film has received online.in an interview published on Tuesday, the Oscar-nominee said the reception to the film, which debuted with an eye-popping $162 million at the domestic box office, has been “so amazing.”

“I wanted to make something anarchic and wild and funny and cathartic,” explained Gerwig. “The idea that it’s actually being received that way, it’s sort of extraordinary.”The pretty-in-pink film is mercilessly smashing box office records, earning $26 million at this Monday’s box office, setting a new record for Warner Bros. in-house studio for Monday night grosses.“At this moment, it’s all I’ve got,” divulged the director.

 

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