'Barbie' set visitors high-fived Ryan Gosling but 'wouldn't say anything' to Margot Robbie
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ilmmaker Greta Gerwig said that some 'Barbie' set visitors made actress Margot Robbie feel self-conscious during filming when they interacted far more with her co-star, Ken actor Ryan Gosling, than they did with her.
Gerwig in a new interview with Rolling Stone was talking about the time the crew spent filming a rollerblading scene in Venice Beach, reports 'Variety'.
Set photos from the scene, featuring Robbie and Gosling in neon outfits, exploded on social media last summer during production.
How Barbie operates in Barbieland is she's entirely continuous with her environment, Gerwig said.
Even the houses have no walls, because you never need to hide because there's nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed of. And suddenly finding yourself in the real world and wishing you could hide, that's the essence of being human. But when we were actually shooting on Venice Beach, with Margot and Ryan in neon rollerblading outfits, it was fascinating because it was actually happening in front of us.
People would go by Ryan, high-five him, and say, 'Awesome, Ryan, you look great!' And they wouldn't actually say anything to Margot, Gerwig said.
They'd just look at her. It was just surreal. In that moment, she did feel self-conscious. And as the director, I wanted to protect her. But I also knew that the scene we were shooting had to be the scene where she felt exposed. And she was exposed, both as a celebrity and as a lady.
Gerwig added, To be fair, Ryan was like, 'I wish I wasn't wearing this vest.' But it was a different kind of discomfort.
The rollerblading outfits became one of the first viral sensations to emerge from the 'Barbie' movie. Appearing on 'The Tonight Show' last year, Robbie called the photo leaks mortifying.
✔️ 'Barbie' set visitors high-fived Ryan Gosling but 'wouldn't say anything' to Margot Robbie
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