No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. And nobody was more on-theme than Robbie herself, whose litany of Barbie-inspired press tour looks rivaled the film’s impressive wardrobe full of, among other things, Chanel costumes. Ahead of Barbie's much-anticipated release on July 21, 2023, the lead actress Margot Robbie was interviewed for Vogue magazine, and during the photo shoot, she proved why she is the perfect lead for the movie. An octopus because they are survivalists; they have a lot of nerve endings; there’s a fluidity to them; and they change their appearance.

On Gerwig’s advice to Robbie to find her inner Barbie– listening to an episode of This American Life: “I was like, Greta, I need to go on this whole character journey. Barbie Movie directed by Greta Gerwig, starring Margot Robbie, Ariana Greenblatt, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Ryan Gosling is in cinemas now. The result is precisely the kind of effortless and prim fashion Robbie often finds herself attracted to. It doesn’t sound stupid but it does seem counterintuitive, the notion that Robbie, whose breakout role in The Wolf of Wall Street was described in that movie’s script as “the hottest blonde ever,” was not envisioning herself in the role of Barbie when she sought the film rights from Mattel.The 32-year-old actress and founder of production company LuckyChap Entertainment was photographed by Ethan James Green for the Gabriella Karefa-Johnson-styled shoot, for which she slips into pink Versace dresses with floral appliqués and one trendy cone-bra corset; event-ready numbers from the likes of Carolina Herrera, Marc Jacobs, Christopher John Rogers, and Valentino; and hot pants from Norma Kamali and Miu Miu finished with Rollerblades — a nod to her character's costumes in the film that will be released on 21 July. When Gerwig took a tour of Mattel, she learned that the vast majority of dolls in its Barbie line are named Barbie.

Breezing through the choreography at the front of the pack, she suddenly turns to the other Barbies and asks: “Do you guys ever think about dying?

Her signature blonde hair was worn in gentle waves and a middle part, while her simple glam featured a fitting bubblegum-pink lip. When she’s not writing, Chloe’s probably watching a Marvel movie with a cherry coke or texting her sister about the latest celebrity news. It wasn’t that I ever wanted to play Barbie, or dreamt of being Barbie, or anything like that,” the 32-​year-old actor says.