Warner Bros. reportedly campaigned for the film’s script, written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, to be thought-about an authentic screenplay on the Oscars.
“Barbie,” which earned greater than $1.four billion on the field workplace, tells the story of Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) who travels from the Barbie Land to the actual world and faces a lot of existential crises, whereas additionally contending the rise of Kens (led by Ryan Gosling). Although the movie is just not based mostly on anybody explicit Barbie-based e-book or film (there are a slew of DVDs and TV reveals in regards to the doll), it’s based mostly off a client product and mental property.
Many “Barbie” followers on social media questioned why the Academy would deem it as an tailored screenplay because it’s not based mostly on a selected undertaking. In response to Selection, a number of scripts with preexisting characters find yourself being deemed as tailored screenplays, resembling “Toy Story 3” and “Borat 2” (that are each sequels based mostly off authentic screenplays, that includes characters that had appeared in different initiatives). The movie’s credit included textual content that learn “based mostly on ‘Barbie’ by Mattel.”
It’s unclear if “Barbie” will obtain the identical designation by different upcoming award reveals since totally different voting teams and associations have their very own guidelines for voting. The Writers Guild of America, which didn’t reply to a request for remark, might designate the movie as having an authentic screenplay for its WGA Awards, as might the British Movie Academy Awards, which is able to announce their nominations in January. The Critics Selection Awards nominated “Barbie” for greatest authentic screenplay, whereas it’s nominated for greatest screenplay in a movement image on the Golden Globes, which occur on Sunday.
No matter its designation, the script has been broadly publicized and celebrated. It’s accessible for buy in a 138-page e-book referred to as “Barbie: The Screenplay” revealed by Faber & Faber, which incorporates coloration pictures from the movie and an introduction from Gerwig and Baumbach.
In April 2023, Robbie stated she was initially not sure if the studio would make the movie based mostly on the screenplay.
“The primary time I learn the ‘Barbie’ script, my response was, ‘Ah! That is so good. What a disgrace it’ll by no means see the sunshine of day,” she informed BAFTA. “As a result of they’re by no means going to allow us to make this film. However they did.”