Barbie: Why did the film with Amy Schumer fail? screenwriter explains

diablo codyscreenwriter and winner of the oscar known as Juno (2007)believes that the culture of the past decade and comparison with A Lego adventure (2014) made the first project of Barbiefrom the sonyfailed.

“If you search for ‘Barbie’ on TikTok, you’ll find this amazing subculture that celebrates the feminine, but in 2014, turning a thin, white, blonde doll into a heroine was too much,” Cody said in an interview with QA. She left the job in 2018.

The idea was that the actress and comedian Amy Schumer to occupy the lead role, which, according to the screenwriter, “made a lot of sense given the feminist rhetoric of ten years ago.” However, according to Cody, it would mean abandoning the Barbie iconography.

“They wanted a girl-boss, feminist Barbie, and I couldn’t, because that’s not Barbie,” she said. In 2017, Schumer dropped out of the role due to scheduling conflicts.

Between LEGO and Barbie

At the same time, A Lego adventure was a reference and this became a problem for the author of Hell Girl, since whenever he had a metalinguistic idea, “it was very similar to what they had done.” For Cody though, “enough time has now passed and they can cast Will Ferrel [vilão em Uma Aventura LEGO] as an antagonist in the movie Barbie and no one will care.”

Barbie received positive reviews at the premiere in Los Angeles that took place last Sunday, the 9th. The feature hits Brazilian theaters on July 20th and features Margot Robbie It is Ryan Gosling in the main cast.

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