Warner Bros. reportedly campaigned for the film’s script, written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, to be thought of an unique screenplay on the Oscars.
“Barbie,” which earned greater than $1.4 billion on the field workplace, tells the story of Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) who travels from the Barbie Land to the true world and faces numerous existential crises, whereas additionally contending the rise of Kens (led by Ryan Gosling). Although the movie shouldn’t be primarily based on anybody explicit Barbie-based guide or film (there are a slew of DVDs and TV shows in regards to the doll), it’s primarily based 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 primarily based on a selected undertaking. In line with Variety, 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 primarily based off unique screenplays, that includes characters that had appeared in different tasks). The movie’s credit included textual content that learn “primarily based on ‘Barbie’ by Mattel.”
It’s unclear if “Barbie” will obtain the identical designation by different upcoming award exhibits since completely 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, may designate the movie as having an unique screenplay for its WGA Awards, as may the British Movie Academy Awards, which is able to announce their nominations in January. The Critics Selection Awards nominated “Barbie” for best original 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 obtainable for buy in a 138-page guide referred to as “Barbie: The Screenplay” revealed by Faber & Faber, which incorporates shade images 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 primarily based on the screenplay.
“The primary time I learn the ‘Barbie’ script, my response was, ‘Ah! That is so good. What a disgrace it should by no means see the sunshine of day,” she instructed BAFTA. “As a result of they’re by no means going to allow us to make this film. However they did.”
