Sharon Stone revealed that she pitched a movie about Barbie in the 1990s, but her idea was completely dismissed by studio heads.
The actor made the revelation while commenting on a video of America Ferrera's Critics' Choice SeeHer Award acceptance speech.
Ferrera posted the video on Instagram with the caption:
"Thank you to @criticschoice for honoring me with the #SeeHer Award."
"I’m so glad for the opportunity to speak from my heart about what it means to me.🤎"
In her speech, the Barbie star thanked Greta Gerwig "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," adding:
"And that unabashedly telling female stories does not diminish your powers, it expands them."
You can watch the speech below.
Many people took to the comments to congratulate Ferrera on her honor as well as to thank her for acknowledging and articulating the power of the film.
Sharon Stone was one of them, thanking Ferrera and the rest of the cast and crew for their "courage and endurance." Stone also revealed she had been "laughed" at when she suggested the idea of a Barbie movie in the 1990s.
She wrote:
"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."
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People on social media commended Stone for helping to build a foundation and pave the way for women in the industry.
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Many also expressed they would have been delighted to see Stone's version of Barbie.
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Others wondered how Stone's vision of Barbie compared to Gerwig's.
And some think it's not too late...
Though the 2024 awards season has just begun, Barbie has been cleaning house.
The film has already won a Golden Globe and five Critics' Choice awards and was recognized as one of AFI's movies of the year for 2023.
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