As the clock inched toward midnight at the Vanity Fair Oscars party (and on the eight-month long “Barbie” press tour), Greta Gerwig gleefully danced the night away. With an In-N-Out burger in one hand and a cocktail in the other, Gerwig grooved to Dua Lipa’s hit “Dance the Night” with another one of her Barbies, Hari Nef, who sported a pink feathered Balenciaga jacket with a sizable train. For this last hurrah, Gerwig swapped the pink boiler suit she famously...
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After following her semiautobiographical, Oscar-nominated breakthrough “Lady Bird” with an Oscar-winning take on 19th-century classic “Little Women,” Gerwig decided it was time to dominate the box office. Through much adored performances from Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, Gerwig’s “Barbie” for Mattel Films and Warner Bros. Earned $1.4 billion, making it the top-grossing film of the year and one that shattered multiple records, such as best debut and first $1 billion grosser ever for a female director, best live-action comedy ever and the best film that isn’t a sequel, remake or tied to superhero IP. Next, Gerwig is taking a directing stab at Netflix’s planned “The Chronicles of Narnia” film adaptations, based on C.S. Lewis’ beloved novel series and following the prior three films made by Walden Media for 20th Century Fox.
