Randall Park, recognized for his position as FBI Agent Jimmy Woo within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, not too long ago talked about Hollywood’s response to the large success of the blockbuster movie Barbie. Throughout an interview with Rolling Stone, Park emphasised the significance of making extra motion pictures each created by and centered round ladies and inspired a departure from solely exploiting toy-related film fads.
“I really feel like, simply on the whole, this business is taking the fallacious classes,” Park stated. “For instance, Barbie is that this huge blockbuster, and the thought is: Make extra motion pictures about toys! No. Make extra motion pictures by and about ladies!”
The interviewer added, “The lesson right here needs to be that you just gave this good impartial lady filmmaker in Greta Gerwig the reins to a giant blockbuster film and had Margot Robbie star in and produce it.” To which Park stated, “Precisely! Suppose like that. It is Greta Gerwig!”
Following Barbie’s record-breaking $163 million opening, Mattel Movies intends to leverage its success to develop its film endeavors. With 14 films in development, together with tasks based mostly on Sizzling Wheels, Polly Pocket, and American Woman.
Park’s directorial debut, Shortcomings, hit theaters on August 4. The movie is an adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the identical identify, and offers with themes of being a younger Asian-American male in American society. Its solid contains Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon, and Timothy Simons.
Barbie continues its theatrical run nationwide by way of Warner Bros. It is anticipated to come to Max this fall.
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