A manufacturing designer on Barbie has revealed that the movie’s shoot led to a worldwide scarcity of pink paint.
Set for launch on July 21, the movie is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie within the titular position, with Ryan Gosling as Ken.
In a brand new interview with Architectural Digest, Gerwig, manufacturing designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer mentioned the brilliant pink colors seen everywhere in the movie’s paintings and trailers, and the way it all got here collectively.
“I wished the pinks to be very vivid, and all the pieces to be virtually an excessive amount of,” Gerwig mentioned, desirous to not “overlook what made me love Barbie after I was a bit lady.”
Greenwood then claimed that the shoot used a lot pink paint that it led to a worldwide scarcity. “The world ran out of pink,” she mentioned.
Additionally starring Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Michael Cera and Helen Mirren, the film seems to observe the story of Barbie, as she beneficial properties consciousness in regards to the imperfections in life, and ventures into the true world with Ken.
A brand new trailer was shared final week that lastly revealed particulars in regards to the upcoming movie’s plot.
The brand new trailer, which you’ll be able to watch above, sees Robbie‘s Barbie snapping out of her “excellent” life, verbalising her deepest existential ideas throughout a celebration. “You guys ever take into consideration dying?” she asks, as everybody stares at her.
She realises that different “excellent” components of her life are slowly falling aside, and is tasked with venturing out into the true world to find “the reality”. Gosling‘s Ken joins her and the pair journey to combat off kidnappers and extra.
Final week additionally noticed Dua Lipa launch new single ‘Dance The Night time’ — the lead single from the upcoming film soundtrack.
Written in collaboration with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt — who each composed the music for the movie — and Norwegian singer Caroline Ailin, the track comes alongside a Barbie-inspired music video, which sees the pop star strut across the hot-pink movie units. It additionally incorporates a cameo from Gerwig.
Particulars on the soundtrack ‘Barbie: The Album’ had been additionally revealed this week. 17 of the artists showing on the collaboration album had been revealed, together with Haim, Tame Impala, Lizzo and Nicki Minaj.