Judd Apatow disagrees with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to classify Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” as an adapted script instead of an original script in the upcoming 2024 Oscar race.
Judd Apatow is a famous American director, producer and screenwriter. He founded Apatow Productions and has worked on many famous comedies such as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up,” “Funny People, ” “This Is 40,” “Trainwreck,” “The King of Staten Island,” and “The Bubble.”
“It’s insulting to screenwriters to say they are working from existing material. There is no similar material or story, it’s a completely new idea,” he said.
“Barbie” disappointed at the 2024 Oscars
“Barbie” will enter the 2024 Oscar race with the nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Photo: Variety.
According to Variety, “Barbie” will enter the Oscar race with a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, despite lobbying for the original script. It is known that in awards, each organization and voting group has its own rules for the script category.
Many films that have new scripts but use pre-existing characters are classified as adaptations, such as “Toy Story 3,” “Borat 2,” “Before Sunset,” and “Before Midnight.” “. It’s possible that the voting group placed “Barbie” in the adapted script category because Barbie and Ken are famous dolls that existed long before the film’s release. Meanwhile, the Writers Guild of America has determined “Barbie” is an original work and will remain in that category at the upcoming WGA Awards.
Directed by Greta Gerwig, who also co-wrote the script with her husband Noah Baumbach. Greta Gerwig is the first woman to direct a billion-dollar film, having been nominated for three Academy Awards in her career with “Lady Bird” (2016) for original screenplay and direction, and “Little Women” (2016). 2019) for film adaptation.
“Barbie” is a satisfying and captivating cinematic experience. The film is a collaboration between Mattel Films, Heyday Films and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment. With Josey McNamara from LuckyChap and Ynon Kreiz from Mattel taking on the role of executive producers, right from the day it was released, “Barbie” was recognized as a film with all the elements to become a summer blockbuster.
The all-star cast of “Barbie” includes not only Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling but also famous actors such as: Will Ferrell, Connor Swindells, Nicola Coughlan, Emerald Fennell, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Sharon Rooney, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ritu Arya, Jamie Demetriou, Emma Mackey, Dua Lipa, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Simu Liu, Scott Evans and Ncuti Gatwa.
