Margot Robbie has opened up about a potential sequel to Barbie, saying she "can't imagine" what would be in the movie.
Speaking to the Associated Press, Robbie discussed the possibilities of a sequel to Greta Gerwig's record-breaking film, saying it wasn't planned with any sequels in mind.
"I think we put everything into this one," Robbie said. "We didn't, like, we didn't build it to be a trilogy or something. It was like Greta put everything into this movie, so I can't imagine what would be next."
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Going on to discuss the importance of original films, Robbie said Barbie proves that standalone movies can still be successful at the box office.
"I'd say the biggest takeaway for me is that original films can still hit huge at the box office. It doesn't have to be a sequel or a prequel or a remake," Robbie explained. "It can be totally original. It can still be big, get given the big budget to do that."
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Opening up about the importance of having a female lead in a hugely successful film, Robbie said it's "important" that Barbie did well to put to rest any misconceptions.
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"And just because there's a female lead doesn't mean it's not going to hit all four quadrants, which is, you know, I think a misconception that a lot of people still have," she said.
Despite not being part of a franchise, Robbie said the film's success will hopefully mean that future filmmakers are given big budgets for original ideas.
"So it's really important that Barbie did well. As much as it is nice, it's also really important that it does well so people can also in future have big original ideas and be given the budget to execute them properly," she said.
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