Babylon and its unjustified prison across the Atlantic
In January 2023, Babylon it was released in France afterwards a failed passage to the United States. On the other side of the Atlantic, in fact, Damien Chazelle’s fifth feature film suffered a major failure, earning only a few bucks $15 million at the domestic box office on an $80 million budget. Fortunately, the French-American director was able to count on Europe, and in particular on France, where Babylon achieved great success. In our regions, the film with Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt attracted attention 1.5 million viewers.
Despite this small clarification on the scoreboard, Babylon it was a commercial flop worldwidegrossing only $63 million. Not enough to be profitable. Worse, Babylon faced fierce criticism from the American press before being unfairly shunned for the 2023 Oscars.
Almost two years after its release, its leading actress still doesn’t understand it the hate the film received and speaks for the first time on the topic.
Margot Robbie to the rescue of Babylon
At the podcast microphone Speaking images (go Variety), Margot Robbie (who plays aspiring actress Nellie LaRoy) shared it casting doubt on the film’s disastrous returns.
I love the movie. I don’t understand why people didn’t like it. I know I’m biased because I’m very attached to the project and obviously believe in it, but I still can’t understand why people hated it. I wonder if twenty years from now people will say, “Wait, ‘Babylon’ wasn’t good then?” Like when you hear that ‘Les Évadés’ was a failure when it came out and you ask yourself: ‘How is this possible?’
Despite the poor critical and public reception Babylon, Margot Robbie has great memories of filming. In particular of his collaboration with Damien Chazelle: “ Damien is so thorough. I felt that no one was as involved and determined as him. He always wanted more. Even when we were preparing “.
Speaking of preparation, Damien Chazelle is currently working on his next film. The Oscar-winning director for The The Earth Don’t get too many illusions. He knows it will be difficult and that he won’t be able to get a budget equal to that of Babylon Soon.
Source: Cine Serie
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