Jodie Foster Lauds Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' For Changing How Hollywood Views Women

Speaking to Variety, Jodie Foster recalled how Hollywood saw women actors and directors as a risk. She recalled her own experience in the industry and said how she has noticed shifts during her illustrious career. She said, “I’ve had the beauty of being able to be in the business since the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and so on,...The progression or bettering of our audiences translates into a kind of new thinking about who our marginalized voices are. In the old days, they saw women as a risk. Not sure why they saw us as a risk — 50% of the population!”

The actor added that with the success of ‘Barbie’, she hopes that things are made easier for women in the industry. She said, “That thinking has changed now. With a big success like ‘Barbie,’ they gave Greta Gerwig, who had made two mostly independent films, they gave her the keys to the kingdom and said ‘We’re going to give you our most important child’ and all the money to support it. That’s new for women. I hope that continues.”

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ has been nominated for several awards since its release. The film has scooped up more than 50 awards to date. The movie stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in lead roles.