Jodie Foster couldn’t have been prouder watching Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’
Actor and director Jodie Foster has shared the pride she felt watching Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s blockbusting adaptation starring Margot Robbie as the titular toy.
Released in the summer of last year, Barbie became a worldwide phenomenon through pink paint shortages, Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’m Just Ken’, and a cinematic clash with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Barbie prevailed monetarily in the box office battle, as Gerwig became the first female director to make $1 billion at the box office.
As well as earning huge profits, the film played on nostalgia and touched on feminist themes, making a personal impact on girls and women across the globe. Foster was no exception.
In a recent conversation with Time, Foster noted the increasing prevalence of women in directorial roles, reflecting, “When I was young, there were really no American women directors, maybe a few. I didn’t think I was allowed to be a director. And that’s not true anymore.”
Looking back on a comment she made in the early 1990s about the unkind treatment of those few women in directorial positions, Foster shared her newfound pride while watching Barbie.
“I couldn’t be prouder to have watched Greta Gerwig this year with Barbie,” she enthused, “Not only was this wonderful director recognized, but it was because there were people behind her saying, ‘You’re not a risk.’ I never thought that was going to happen. So there’s just a big smile on my face.”
Revisit the trailer for Barbie below.
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