Barbie is making roars on the box office charts which is absolutely making Greta Gerwig happy after all, she helmed the project which we witness now on the big screen. However, it would have been quite different if Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling haven’t added their flavor of Barbie and Ken.
Given the pink spark, they scattered all across the world, many would have witnessed by now some major references to Sylvester Stallone in the new film. The former throws light on the particular segment on how he influenced her Ken.
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Greta Gerwig Throws Light on Sylvester Stallone’s References in Barbie
In a new interview with Uproxx, Greta Gerwig made sure to express her admiration and love for Rocky franchise star, Sylvester Stallone. She also mentioned how he has been used as an inspiration for Barbie‘s Ken to get the idea of a real man when he visits the real world.
“Oh, I hope so! Because everything that we have, or that we reference, in the movie is only ever stuff that we love. And I mean, I love Sylvester Stallone.”
She turned out to be a great fan of the action star who admitted,
“And I love all those Rocky movies. I love him a lot.”
Not just her, even our Ken, i.e., Ryan Gosling also felt likewise.
“So it was a really early thing, actually. When Ryan Gosling and I were texting a lot, we kind of both stumbled upon our mutual love of Sly Stallone.”
Their mutual love for Sly eventually led them to get more exposure to what they can do in their Barbie project.
“And then we were talking about his look in the ‘70s and how terrific it was. And he really adorned himself as a man. And we thought, “Well, that’s a good place to start.” I mean, there are just sort of fabulous images of him, particularly in the Rockys.”
With both talented minds on the same pace, they didn’t hold themselves to showcasing their love for Stallone by making references to their pink real world.
Greta Gerwig Would Love to Have Sly Stallone in Barbie Sequel
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in a still from Barbie
Now that we already know that the film is going on the right track, grossing over $549 million worldwide as of now, many are already in for a sequel. However, it’s not something we can get without a good concept. Even the director feels likewise but she shared she is open to a sequel if Stallone and titular actress, Margot Robbie get on board.
She mentioned,
“It’s going to start with her [Barbie] and Sylvester Stallone. You never know [if he’ll be in it] or that he’s going to direct it. I mean, he’s welcome to it. It would be an honor. It would be such an honor.”
She is truly a Sly fan! Her new project is starring an ensemble cast including Simu Liu, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.
Priya Sharma is an entertainment niche content writer at FandomWire. A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the University of Lucknow, she has written over 1000 articles on Animated Times and Fandomwire combined and holds experience in event management too. She has a healthy(?) obsession with the Hallyu culture and is also exploring anime as well. When not working, she indulges herself in binge-watching K-dramas, playing Ukulele, and trying to seek the attention of her cute buddy, Shiro.
