Meet ONLINE from 7:00-10:00 PM Pacific Time on April 8th for an in-depth analysis and discussion of the Oscar-nominated screenplay BARBIE.
LOGLINE: Iconic dolls Barbie and Ken leave their perfect fantasy world to discover the joys and perils of living among humans in the real world.
ABOUT THE WRITERS: Based on the doll created in 1959 by RUTH HANDLER for her toy company, Mattel, and other characters that have appeared in three television specials, three Netflix series, numerous shorts and web series, and 42 direct-to-video computer-animated feature-length films, this live-action smash was adapted by GRETA GERWIG & NOAH BAUMBACH, one of three couples who competed in the two screenplay categories this year at the Academy Awards. Gerwig, who also directed Barbie, began her career as an actress in a series of acclaimed “mumblecore” movies. She has been nominated for Oscars for writing and directing Lady Bird and for her 2019 screenplay adaptation of Little Women. She shares her fourth Oscar nomination, for Barbie‘s screenplay, with her husband, Baumbach, who was previously nominated for his original screenplays Marriage Story and The Squid and the Whale, both of which he directed. Together, the pair had previously collaborated on Frances Ha and Mistress America, both of which Gerwig also starred in and Baumbach directed. They were married last December. Gerwig recently worked on a script for Disney’s upcoming live-action Snow White reboot and is currently working on two Chronicles of Narnia adaptations that she will direct for Netflix.
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Starring Margot Robbie (I, Tonya), who also produced the blockbuster, Barbie‘s cast includes Ryan Gosling (The Notebook), America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), Kate McKinnon (SNL), Rhea Perlman (Cheers), Will Ferrell (Old School), and Michael Cera (Arrested Development).
Released by Warner Bros. last July, Barbie went on to become the highest-grossing movie of the year, the highest-grossing live-action comedy ever, and the first film by a solo female director to gross over $1 billion.
It was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won for Best Original Song (“What Was I Made For?”). Cumulatively, the film has won over 180 awards (including six People’s Choice Awards) and received over 400 nominations, with five BAFTA nominations including Best Original Screenplay, nine Golden Globe nominations including Best Screenplay, and a Best Original Screenplay nod still pending from the Writers Guild of America.
Rated PG-13. 115 pages. 114 minutes. Comedy. Fantasy. Musical.
MELODY JACKSON will provide in-depth analysis and lead our discussion. Melody completed her Ph.D. in Mythological Studies in 2003 with her dissertation on “The Mythic Impact of Film.” She has been praised by Creative Screenwriting on multiple occasions for her exceptional knowledge of traditional three-act structure and character development. Known for approaching plot and structure through examination of character motivation and relationships, Melody offers consulting and marketing services to screenwriters through Smart Girls, which she founded in 1992. Since then she has helped over 2,500 writers improve their screenplays to get them to 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Disney, Paramount, CAA, and countless medium-sized and smaller production companies. Visit SmartG.com or follow @smartgirlspr on Twitter.
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