Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig Named Cannes Jury President for 2024
Greta Gerwig is hitting the Croisette. The Barbie helmer, fresh off her first-ever best director nomination at the Golden Globes (Gerwig’s $1.4 billion toy-to-screen blockbuster picked up a total of 9 Golden Globe noms), has been confirmed as the Jury President for the 2024 Cannes International Film Festival. “A heroine of our modern times, Greta […]
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Anne Hathaway Says It’s a “Lucky Thing” Her ‘Barbie’ Movie Never Got Made
Anne Hathaway said it was “lucky” that her Barbie film never got made, given that Greta Gerwig’s movie “hit a bullseye.” In 2017, it was revealed that the Eileen star was attached to Sony’s Barbie film after Amy Schumer dropped out of the project citing “scheduling conflicts” at the time. Though it was set for a May […]
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Issa Rae Says People Call Her “President Barbie” on the Street
Issa Rae’s tenure as President Barbie didn’t end when the film finished production. The actress stopped by The View on Wednesday during which she discussed the success of Greta Gerwig’s record-breaking summer blockbuster that Rae starred in. “People will call me President Barbie when I’m just out on the street,” Rae said on the daytime […]
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Read Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s Intro for Official ‘Barbie’ Screenplay Book Release (Exclusive)
Hot off the success of the Barbie movie, Mattel and Warner Bros. are releasing the official Barbie movie screenplay, as written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. Published by Faber & Faber, the Barbie screenplay will be available as a paperback book that features an exclusive introduction from Gerwig and Baumbach, and eight pages of […]
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Greta Gerwig, Roger Ross Williams, Cord Jefferson, Nicolas Cage to Receive SFFILM Awards
Barbie director Greta Gerwig, filmmakers Roger Ross Williams and Cord Jefferson and Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage are set to receive honors at the SFFILM Awards Night on Dec. 4 in San Francisco, organizers said on Wednesday. The event honors achievement in film and its fundraising proceeds support the organization’s mission to “discover, nurture and showcase […]
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Greta Gerwig to Receive Director of the Year Award at Palm Springs Film Fest
Barbie director Greta Gerwig will receive the Director of the Year Award at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Fest. The film awards will take place on Jan. 4, with the festival running through Jan. 15. Past recipients of the award include Jane Campion, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Steve McQueen, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley, Jason Reitman, […]
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Greta Gerwig Is Not Slowing Down After ‘Barbie’ Success: “It’s Really Scary to Feel Idle”
After the box office success of her monster hit Barbie, Greta Gerwig says she doesn’t want to stop directing movies. “I want to do this into my 70s. I think it was [François] Truffaut who said, ‘Sometimes, quantity is impressive.’ I know what he means. I just want to be thought of as, like: She’s good. […]
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Events of the Week: AFI Fest, ‘The Holdovers’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for AFI Fest, The Holdovers, Quiz Lady and The Killer. BCRF Awards Luncheon The Breast Cancer Research Foundation held its annual Symposium and Awards Luncheon on Oct. 20, hosted by Alina Cho and honoring both Kendra Scott and Olufunmilayo (Funmi) […]
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‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Calls ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ a “Stone Cold Classic” at AFI Fest Screening
There’s a scene in the Paul Reubens-starrer Pee-wee’s Big Adventure that finds its titular character setting off on a vagabond adventure. He hops aboard a train to sit side-by-side with a grizzled, toothless man known as Hobo Jack, and they sing camp songs until Pee-Wee suddenly sours on the moment. The disgust radiates from his […]
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John Carpenter “Can’t Believe” He Watched the ‘Barbie’ Movie: “I Had Nothing to Do With Barbie Dolls”
John Carpenter said he is still surprised that he watched the Barbie movie this summer. During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, published online Tuesday, the writer-director-composer was asked if he ever goes to a theater to watch a movie. He explained that he hadn’t “been to a movie in a while” but that […]
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Greta Gerwig Says She Hid in the Back of ‘Barbie’ Screenings During Its Opening Weekend, Teases New Project
Greta Gerwig says the reception to her monster hit Barbie has been “the most thrilling thing” to experience. Speaking at a special screen talk Sunday at the BFI London Film Festival, where she received a rockstar welcome (as did her interviewee, Succession creator Jesse Armstrong), she said the film’s set had been “the most joyful” […]
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‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Tapped as Guest Artistic Director for AFI Fest
The Barbie phenomenon is spreading to AFI Fest. Greta Gerwig, who directed and co-wrote the billion dollar blockbuster starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has been tapped to serve as guest artistic director of the Los Angeles-based festival. In the role, Gerwig will curate a number of films to add to the festival lineup and will […]
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