I was in the new Barbie movie as Margot Robbie’s body double and this is what I learned
Margot Robbie’s body double has revealed what life was like on the set of the Barbie movie.
Emma Eastwood was first hired as a hand double for leading actress Margot – who plays the iconic doll in Greta Gerwig’s new film.
She ended up filming additional scenes filling in for the star and she’s explained that even after two weeks on set, she still has no clue what the movie is actually about.
She told the New York Times: ‘I was on this for two weeks, and I barely know what the movie is about … [the production team] did a very good job of keeping the plot hidden.
‘There were a couple times they said the whole cast would be there and it would be an important day, but they never actually gave me any details of what we would be doing until I was on set.’
Fun: Margot Robbie’s body double has revealed what life was like on the set of the Barbie movie
Actress: Emma Eastwood was first hired as a hand double for leading actress Margot – who plays the iconic doll in Greta Gerwig’s new film
She also recalled being asked to lie face down on the ground for an hour in a shoot that left her baffled and feeling a little tipsy.
Emma explained: ‘When I got up, I literally felt drunk. I have no idea what that scene was about.’
She also revealed life on set was tough as she was often up before dawn to be on set for 6am and spent hours in hair and make-up getting ready to be Barbie, but she was thrilled to be given her own trailer, adding that she felt ‘really spoiled’.
Emma shared some pictures from her time on the movie on her Twitter page and shared her joy at being part of the ‘Barbie’ experience.
She wrote: ‘Had the best experience of my life and will absolutely never shut up about it.’
According to Vulture, the film is ‘a fish-out-of-water story about a doll who is ousted from toy society for not being perfect enough.’
Another synopsis on IMDB of the movie reads: ‘A doll living in ‘Barbieland’ is expelled for not being perfect enough and sets off on an adventure in the real world. A Live-action feature film based on the popular line of Barbie toys.’
Oscar winner Ryan Gosling is starring opposite Margot as he takes on the role of Barbie’s boyfriend Ken.
Will Ferrell is playing the CEO of the toy company that may or may not be Mattel.
Little Women and Ladybird filmmaker Greta Gerwig directed the project, and wrote the script for the film with her longtime partner Noah Baumbach.
Other members of the cast include Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Emma Mackey, Kingsley Ben-Adir, America Ferrera, Rhea Perlman, Ariana Greenblatt, Ana Cruz Kayne, Alexandra Shipp, Ritu Arya, Sharon Rooney, Connor Swindells, Scott Evans and Jamie Demetriou.
In the trailer for the highly anticipated comedy fantasy, Margot is seen stepping out of her high heels to reveal Barbie’s feet remain arched, just like the toy.
She told the New York Times: ‘I was on this for two weeks, and I barely know what the movie is about … [the production team] did a very good job of keeping the plot hidden’
Exciting: The actress as iconic Mattel character Barbie in a still from the new film
On Thursday night’s episode of Australian chat show The Project, the actress revealed very little went into getting the shot right.
‘There’s no special effects, you’d be amazed how few [special effects] there are in this film actually,’ she said alongside director Greta Gerwig.
Margot explained it’s her own feet in the frame, and she achieved the shot by stepping out of her heels and simply ‘held on to a bar’ so she was ‘sturdy’.
‘We did put double-sided tape on the floor so that my shoes stayed still,’ she added, before revealing she also had a pedicure prior to filming the scene.
Barbie goes on general release from July 21.
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