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Find out all the in-jokes in Greta Gerwig's movie and the story behind all those discontinued Barbie and Ken dolls

Find out all the in-jokes in Greta Gerwigs "Barbie" movie and the story behind all those discontinued Barbie and Ken dolls.

Greta Gerwig's film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, features references to discontinued Mattel dolls, nods to hit films, and more details.

Looking for another Barbenheimer connection? You'll find one, of all places, in the French literary scene of the late 19th century.

Barbie, the doll, may be 64 years old, but “Barbie,” the movie, is a pandemic baby. Greta Gerwig, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Little Women” and “Lady Bird,” started dreaming it up at a time when she wasn’t sure movies would ever come back. “I wanted to channel something that had that ache in it, but…

Greta Gerwig spoke this week about the upcoming movie Barbie, which releases in theatres on Friday and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. The film-maker said that she was inspired by trying to channel something that had "that ache in it", and wanted to make something that was joyful, maximalist, deeply weird, insightful and defiantly pink.

Barbie, the doll, may be 64 years old, but “Barbie,” the movie, is a pandemic baby. Greta Gerwig, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Little Women”

Barbie Director Greta Gerwig reacts to learning that J. Robert Oppenheimer, who inspired Christopher Nolan's film, also loved author Marcel Proust.

Greta Gerwig started dreaming the "Barbie" movie up at a time when she wasn't sure movies would ever come back.

Barbie, the doll, may be 64 years old, but “Barbie,” the movie, is a pandemic baby. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker of “Little Women” and “Lady Bird” didn’t know that movies would