Greta Gerwig felt 'terrified' that 'Barbie' could 'end' her career as filmmaker

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While making an appearance on Dua Lipa’s ‘At Your Service’ podcast, the 39-year-old filmmaker revealed that she was really “excited” and nervous while talking about how she felt while filming the project. The ‘White Noise’ star also noted that it felt “terrifying” and felt like “vertigo”.

“It was terrifying. There’s something about starting from that place where it’s like ‘well, anything is possible.’ It felt like vertigo starting to write it. Like, where do you even begin? What would be the story?” Gerwig said. (via Variety)

On the other hand, the filmmaker also felt that this movie could be a “career-ender” for her because of the “terrified” she was while being on the set. She added, “That feeling that I had was knowing that it would be really interesting terror. Usually, that’s where the best stuff is. I am terrified of that. Anything where you’re like, ‘This could be a career-ender,’ then you’re like, ‘OK, I probably should do it.’”

As far as the plot is concerned, Gerwig and the stars of the movie have kept the plot under wraps and did not let anything slip.

The filmmaker has donned the director’s hat for movies like ‘Lady Bird’ and ‘Little Women,’ both of which earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2018, she was also included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. She is currently in a relationship with director Noah Baumbach and gave birth to their first child in 2019.

‘Barbie’ also stars America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ritu Arya, Jamie Demetriou, Emerald Fennell, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa and Connor Swindells in pivotal roles.

The film is scheduled to hit theatres on July 21, 2023.