evidence: In her cover interview for British Vogue’s August 2021 issue, Robbie admitted that creating a live-action Barbie film "comes with a lot of baggage" as well as "a lot of nostalgic connections." "But with that come[s] a lot of exciting ways to attack it. People generally hear ‘Barbie’ and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t…’" It’s no secret that the franchise’s lack of diversity has historically proved controversial, too—and is something that Gerwig will need to tackle head-on in the film. [...] Barbie and everyone in her orbit have a detailed backstory. The doll—whose full name is, of course, Barbara Millicent Roberts—hails from a fictional town in Wisconsin, is a Pisces, and has had more than 200 careers according to Mattel, which have ranged from firefighter to CEO to surgeon. She also travelled into space in 1965, ran for president in 1992, and separated from Ken in 2004 before reconciling with him in 2011. Based on the outfits that Robbie has been photographed wearing on set, it does look like Gerwig will be referencing specific iterations of the doll through the years—see Hot Skatin’ Barbie from 1994—although she will doubtless be putting her own spin on things.