
To be honest, I don’t feel like I’ve seen a movie that utilizes that kind of comedy in a long, long time. I actually think it’s a bit of a throwback in tone. "It’s always warm and loving, but also really, really silly and kind of zany and absurd. "Her humor never feels cynical or cold," she continued.

"Greta has a very specific thing where she can be very silly and very clever at the same time, but it’s also very heartfelt," she noted. In PEOPLE's special Barbie issue ( out now) Robbie, 33, gushed over the director. Never miss a story - sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "There’s a tone and a humor and a joy, and obviously the world is so beautiful," Gerwig recently told PEOPLE. Special Looney Tunes Parade at Movie World As part of their '80 Years of Tweety' event, Movie World held a daily special parade in celebration, featuring on. Gerwig hopes her Barbie film launches a "bunch of different" Barbie movies down the line. “In my mind, she was always the star – even when writing it, it was for Margot ,” Gerwig said on the podcast Thursday.īarbie also stars Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Alexandra Shipp, Simu Liu, Dua Lipa, Scott Evans and Will Ferrell.

Gerwig first came onto the Mattel project as a writer with lead actress Margot Robbie as a producer. Related: Margot Robbie Teases Possibility of 'Barbie' Sequels: 'It Could Go a Million Different Directions' Her first major step in bigger-budget films comes with Barbie’s release.
