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Greta Gerwig is revealing whether she sees a 'Barbie' sequel in her future. During an interview with The New York Times, the filmmaker was asked if she sees the blockbuster film as the start of a franchise. The director noted, "At this moment, it's all I've got."

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00:00Hi Barbie!

00:01Hi Ken!

00:03Could we be getting a Barbie sequel?

00:05While director Greta Gerwig is revealing whether or not she sees one in her future.

00:09During an interview with the New York Times,

00:11the filmmaker was asked if she sees the blockbuster film as the start of a franchise.

00:16The director noted,

00:17At this moment, it's all I've got.

00:19I feel like that at the end of every movie.

00:21Like I'll never have another idea, and everything I've ever wanted to do, I did.

00:25I wouldn't want to squash anybody else's dream,

00:27but for me, at this moment, I'm at totally zero.

00:31A sequel wouldn't be totally out of left field,

00:33seeing as Barbie scored a record-breaking debut weekend,

00:36earning one of the top openings since the pandemic,

00:39with $162 million at the North American box office,

00:43and Gerwig also breaking the opening weekend record for a female director.

00:47Gerwig also discussed the massive praise the film has been receiving, saying,

00:51Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine something like this.

00:55My hope for the movie is that it's an invitation for everybody to be part of the party,

00:59and let go of the things that aren't necessarily serving us as either women or men.

01:04The filmmaker also addressed some of the disagreements the film's creative team had with Mattel throughout filming.

01:10It was previously reported that Richard Dixon, COO and president of Mattel,

01:14went to the London set at one point,

01:16and argued with Gerwig and star Margot Robbie over a scene where a teenage human

01:20calls Barbie dolls sexist and fascist.

01:23They were coming anyway, so it wasn't like,

01:25stop everything, we all have to go to London.

01:28Although she never got a full seal of approval from Mattel,

01:30she explained, she got them to accept it enough to proceed.

01:34I had faith once it was in there, and they saw it, that they would embrace it, not fight it.

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