Sharon Stone’s Barbie Movie Was Laughed Out of the Studio Before Margot Robbie Proved Everyone Wrong With Box-Office Annihilation
Hollywood is still gripped with the Barbie fever. The fantasy drama went on to become one of the biggest hits within a short period of time both critically and financially. The colossal success of the movie could be very well noticed from Critic’s Choice Awards To Golden Globe Awards. Greta Gerwig along with Margot Robbie has created records in Hollywood with Barbie.
However, the fantasy doll drama could have been made during the 1990s too, but actor Sharon Stone was ridiculed by the Studio for her Barbie movie idea.
Sharon Stone was Laughed Out For Pitching In A Barbie Movie In the 1990s
Sharon Stone recently spoke about her Barbie dream. The Greta Gerwig-directed movie went on to become a significant part of the history Of cinema. While commenting on actor America Ferrera’s Instagram post, the 65-year-old actor mentioned-
“I was laughed out [of] the studio when I came [with] the Barbie idea in the ’90s [with] the support of the head of Barbie. How far we’ve come. Thank you ladies for your courage and endurance.”
America Ferrera played the character of Gloria, a Mattel employee and a mother who is going through an existential crisis in her life. The 39-year-old actor became the talk of the tinsel town after she was honored with the SeeHer Award during the Critic’s Choice Awards. During her acceptance speech, the actor paid tribute to Greta Gerwig. She thanked her for giving her a chance on her project. She said-
“Thank you for proving through your incredible mastery as a filmmaker that women’s stories have no difficulty achieving cinematic greatness and box-office history at the same time and that unabashedly telling female stories does not diminish your powers, it expands them.”
America Ferrera rose to fame with Ugly Betty. The actor is a proud recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy.
Sharon Stone On Choosing Motherhood Over Hollywood
For any woman choosing motherhood over her successful career is a difficult decision. During an exclusive interview with People in 2023, Sharon Stone spoke about her Hollywood career, motherhood, and her adopted sons.
“I’m grateful that I chose motherhood as a healthy approach to my life and that I didn’t prioritize Hollywood, Because they certainly didn’t prioritize me.”
While talking about her family she said-
“I come from a very broken family. I grew up believing that taking care of everybody else was what I was supposed to do. It took me a long time to understand that I had a life of my own and that I didn’t have to fix it for everybody else, and that it was okay for me to receive care, for me to be enough as a disabled person. I feel proud of myself and proud of my accomplishments — from surviving to helping others survive.”
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In 2001, Sharon Stone’s ruptured artery bled into her brain for almost nine days which led to a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Her frail health took a toll on her Hollywood career and Motherhood. While recalling one of the darkest days of her life, she said-
“I lost everything. I lost all my money. I lost custody of my child. I lost my career. I lost all those things that you feel are your real identity and your life. I never really got most of it back, but I’ve reached a point where I’m okay with it, where I really do recognize that I’m enough.”
The talented actor and author Sharon Stone is a proud mother of her three adopted sons Roan, Laird, and Quinn.
