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‘Barbie’ Pitch Was Laughed At In The 1990s, Sharon Stone Claims On Social Media


Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has proven to be no laughing matter at the box office with its billion-dollar take. But some 30 or more years ago, it was a different story when a Barbie movie was pitch…

But some 30 or more years ago, it was a different story when a Barbie movie was pitched, says actress Sharon Stone. Writing a response on America Ferrera ‘s social media post of her Critics Choice acceptance speech for her role in Barbie, Stone recalled a different time. In subsequent years, an Amy Schumer Barbie vehicle was scrapped, as was one with Anne Hathaway attached.

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Sharon Stone, 65, reveals she pitched a Barbie movie in the '90s when she was red-hot from Basic Instinct but was 'laughed out of the studio'