Having started her Hollywood career with independent films, Greta Gerwig has now become a recognized name in Hollywood. Known for films such as Lady Bird, Little Womenand the last star Margot Robbie, Barbie, she has earned a place among the best directors in the film industry. However, the path to success was definitely not easy for her. Gerwig has received her fair share of questions and criticism. However, some of these questions weren’t always the best either.
During her appearance at The Hollywood Reporter’s Directors’ Roundtable, the director opened up about a funny question she received while working on her 2017 Oscar-nominated film: Lady Bird.
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Greta Gerwig talks about working on Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig’s 2017 coming-of-age comedy-drama starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf. Lady BirdThe film explores the strained relationship between a mother and her eldest daughter, Christina McPherson. The film was praised by critics and became a box office hit, grossing over $78 million against a budget of $10 million.
During an appearance at the 2018 Directors’ Roundtable, the director was asked if she found it difficult to make a female-centric film in “the man dominates” industry. Speaking about the film, Gerwig said that she really liked it. “collecting tiny pebbles,because it wasn’t something big.
However, she was amused by how different people reacted to the story. Barbie The director said that people who had sisters or daughters could relate to the story. However, things were different when it came to those from different backgrounds, as they were skeptical that women would even fight like that.
“Do women fight like that?” Gerwig remembered. The director said she knows what challenges she will have to face to bring the story to life. However, she was determined and glad that she was not asked to make any changes to the script. The film received five nominations at the 90th Academy Awards, also making Gerwig the fifth female director to be nominated for Best Director.
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Greta Gerwig Wanted Lady Bird Stars in cameos Barbie
Saoirse Ronan played the title character opposite Timothée Chalamet in Greta Gerwig’s 2017 film. Lady Bird, which is also described as “semi-autobiographical” for the film’s director, despite her denial. And this is not the only film the duo worked on together.
Following the success of the 2017 film, Gerwig and Ronan reunited for the seventh film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel. Small woman. Her Lady Bird Co-star Timothée Chalamet also joined the cast. The director has also lined up a cameo for them in her recent blockbuster. Barbie.
“It was supposed to be a special cameo. I was also going to do a special cameo with Timmy, but they both couldn’t make it.” she said in an interview with Cinemablend. She also said that she wanted to do something “without my children.” However, this did not work out as Ronan and Chalamet were unavailable at the time.
Lady Bird available on Paramount+ and Showtime.
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Source: The Hollywood Reporter Directors’ Roundtable