Elizabeth Debicki made an emotional tribute to her “beloved and dear godmother” as she took home the Golden Globe for her portrayal of Princess Diana. The Australian star, 33, edged out veteran Meryl Streep, Christina Ricci, J. Smith-Cameron and Hannah Waddingham for the Best Supporting Actress gong on Monday. DebickiContinue Reading
It’s officially a Barbie world. US director Greta Gerwig’s box office smash, based on the beloved Mattel doll, has become Warner Bros’ highest-grossing film of all time globally, dethroning 2011’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (not adjusted for inflation). Barbie, starring Australian actress Margot Robbie, was releasedContinue Reading
Margot Robbie stands to make her highest salary yet for her role in bringing Barbie to the big screen. The Australian actress, 32, who starred in and produced the Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster, reportedly made an upfront fee of $19 million to portray the Mattel doll. But according to Variety, thatContinue Reading
Almost all of us, like America Ferrera’s character in the Barbie film, had that one doll we played with a little too hard. “I had a Weird Barbie!” she proclaims, upon meeting Kate McKinnon’s beloved, disfigured toy. If you didn’t, it’s not too late – this week, Barbie’s parent company,Continue Reading
The much-hyped Barbie movie is proving a success with cinemagoers, with the film crossing the $US1 billion mark at the worldwide box office after being in cinemas for just a couple of weeks. The film’s estimated $US1.03 billion earnings to date also make Greta Gerwig the first female director ofContinue Reading
One of life’s tasty little ironies: the stereotype of the loudly and proudly ignorant man, mouthing off about a subject without bothering to understand it first, is protested against most furiously by those who best embody it. Having seen Barbie at last (I prioritised the other one), and belatedly absorbedContinue Reading
Simu Liu is setting the record straight on his awkward interaction with Ryan Gosling on the Barbie red carpet. Liu, 34, shared an Instagram Story photo Thursday showing himself and Gosling, 42, smiling in pastel ensembles. “I’d beach off with this Kenadian again in a heartbeat,” the Shang-Chi and theContinue Reading
In an unexpected merging of worlds, Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy has said, if there’s a Barbie sequel, he’d like to play Ken. The two films — jointly dubbed Barbenheimer — debuted to the fourth largest opening weekend in cinematic history when they premiered on the same day last week. BarbieContinue Reading
WARNING: Mild Barbie spoilers below. Barbie director Greta Gerwig has revealed that she had to fight to keep one short, simple scene in the smash hit film – because, while it doesn’t advance the story, to her it was the “heart” of the movie. The scene comes early in theContinue Reading
Barbie, the most highly-anticipated movie of the year, is released in Australia on Thursday, July 20, so we’ll finally get to know whether or not it’s worth all the buzz. However, for those of who can’t wait any longer, early reviews of the film have been doing the rounds onContinue Reading