Greta Gerwig has bad news for fans of the Barbie movie…
The critically-acclaimed filmmaker, who directed the new Barbie flick starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has confessed she has no plans for a sequel.
Speaking to The New York Times, Greta said: “At this moment, it’s all I’ve got.”
“I feel like that at the end of every movie, like I’ll never have another idea and everything I’ve ever wanted to do, I did,” she explained.
“I wouldn’t want to squash anybody else’s dream but for me, at this moment, I’m at totally zero.”
While Greta has no current plans for a sequel, the film’s star Margot Robbie has teased a potential second movie.
“It could go a million different directions from this point,” she told Time magazine back in June.
“But I think you fall into a bit of a trap if you try and set up a first movie whilst also planning for sequels.”
The news comes after Gerwig’s live-action Barbie film made box office history over the weekend.
The blockbuster scored a massive $155 million at the US box office in its opening weekend, marking the biggest debut ever for a film directed by a woman.
The 2019 film Captain Marvel, which was co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, previously held the title after earning $153 million.
Barbie has also beat the box office record for the biggest opening weekend of the year — which was previously held by The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($146 million).
Meanwhile Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated historical drama Oppenheimer, which hit cinemas the same day as Barbie, opened to an incredible $80.5 million.
Barbie cost $145 million to make, and an estimated $150 million more was spent on the movie’s marketing campaign.
The film’s stellar cast includes Dua Lipa, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, Emerald Fennell, Alexandra Shipp, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Hari Nef, Ariana Greenblatt, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Rhea Pearlman, and Will Ferrell.
Barbie follows the titular character as she is expelled from Barbie Land for not being perfect enough, and sets off on an adventure in the real world.
