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Sharon Stone Pitched a ‘Barbie’ Movie in the 1990s and Got ‘Laughed Out of the Studio,’ Thanks Margot Robbie and Co. for Their ‘Courage and Endurance’
Sharon Stone says she tried to pitch a "Barbie" movie in the 1990s, but the Hollywood studios laughed her off.
What a difference a couple decades makes, as Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” opened last year and earned a staggering $1.4 billion to become the top-grossing film of 2023 and the biggest earner in Warner Bros.’ studio history. Before Gerwig and Robbie perfected their take at Warner Bros., it was the likes of Amy Schumer and Anne Hathaway who attempted a “Barbie” movie at Sony Pictures. “What’s so exciting about what Greta and Margot and that phenomenal team [did] is they hit a bullseye,” Hathaway said during a recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.
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