Margot Robbie Refused to Move 'Barbie' Release Date for 'Oppenheimer'

Margot Robbie tells Cillian Murphy an Oppenheimer producer told her to shift Barbie release date, reveals sequel plans

Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie talked about their films, Barbie and Oppenheimer which clashed at the box office on July 21.

Margot Robbie Reveals an Oppenheimer Producer Told Her Barbie Should Move Its Release Date

Bringing some closure to the phenomenon that was Barbenheimer, Barbie's Margot Robbie and Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy reflected on how the two films actually bolstered each other in a conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors. But it wasn't some genius marketing strategy that led to the two blockbusters having a same-day release, Robbie revealed; it was just stubbornness. "One of your producers, Chuck Roven, called me, because we worked to…

Margot Robbie Refused to Move 'Barbie' Release Date for 'Oppenheimer'

Margot Robbie Robin L Marshall/FilmMagic Margot Robbie refused to move Barbie‘s release date for Oppenheimer, thus ensuring that fans could enjoy the full Barbenheimer experience. “One of your producers, Chuck Roven, called me, because we worked together on some other projects,” Robbie, 33, told Cillian Murphy in the Tuesday, December 5, episode of Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series. “He was like, ‘I think you guys should move your date.'” Robb…

There was no way around it last summer: movie hits Oppenheimer and Barbie. The two movies came out on the same day, were opposites, and yet both were a great success. The producers definitely didn't want to change their release date, say Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy in an episode of Variety's Actors on Actors. “The world clearly agreed.”

Margot Robbie tells Cillian Murphy an 'Oppenheimer' producer asked her to move 'Barbie' release

On Variety's "Actors on Actors," Margot Robbie tells Cillian Murphy that an "Oppenheimer" producer asked her to change the "Barbie" release date.

An ‘Oppenheimer’ Producer Asked Margot Robbie to Move ‘Barbie’ Release Date and Neither Blinked

For all the kismet surrounding the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, even the producers weren’t quite sure having both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” on the same date was a good idea. Margot Robbie, who as a producer on “Barbie” also got a juicy payday, revealed in a conversation with “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy that a producer on Christopher Nolan’s film actually called her asking them to move “Barbie” off of the “Oppenheimer” release date. She did…