She only has two solo directorial efforts under her belt, but Greta Gerwig has quickly become one of the most highly respected filmmakers working today.
Her 2017 coming-of-age drama “Lady Bird” was an instant teen classic upon release, and her 2019 adaptation of “Little Women” received similar rapturous acclaim, becoming the definitive film version of the classic book.
In July, after an agonizing three year wait and lead role in “White Noise,” Gerwig is coming back to theaters as a director with Twitter’s most anticipated film of the year.
“Barbie” is a colorful studio comedy based on the classic dolls from Mattel, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as the titular Barbie and her heartthrob Ken.
(He’s just Ken!)Gerwig perhaps isn’t the obvious director to choose for bringing the thematically thorny Barbie universe to cinemas; before “Lady Bird,” Gerwig was best known as an actor in small, independent films,…
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