Can Anyone Tell Me What Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' Movie Is About?

In case you've missed it, we're getting a live-action Barbie movie.

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This doesn't seem to be a film aimed just at kids: Margot Robbie signed on to play

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the world's most famous doll, and the director is Greta Gerwig, who has received praise

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and three Oscar nominations—for her unapologetically feminist,

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emotionally resonant work in films like Little Women and Lady Bird.

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