Sharon Stone was turned down when she wanted to make a Barbie movie.
The actress recounted how she was buoyed by her success in the mid-1990s Basic intuitionHe suggested to studio bosses that a movie could be a hit on the iconic Mattel toy.
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But it's not good to be ahead of your time!
Despite Mattel's support, I was laughed at in the studio when I proposed the idea of Barbie in the 90s,” actress and producer America Ferrera shared on her Instagram account. A speech at the Critics' Choice Awards last Sunday.
“How far we have come. Thank you ladies for your courage and endurance,” added the 65-year-old actress.
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Sharon Stone has previously spoken about her admiration for the film and Margot Robbie, who played Barbie in the hit film.
Asked who he would look for in a biopic, he replied to the journalist The Lady Gang Podcast: “I love Margot Robbie. I love Margot Robbie, so she probably does. She's so talented. When I saw her play Tonya Harding (in I'm Tonya2017), I said to myself: “It's you”.
Before the Greta Gerwig movie starring (and produced by) Margot Robbie, other Barbie projects faced studio skepticism.
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