‘Barbie' Stars Margot Robbie & Kate McKinnon Describe BIG KEN ENERGY | Ask Me Anything | ELLE

The long-awaited film 'Barbie' is EVERYTHING, and Barbie herself, Margot Robbie, and co-star Kate McKinnon joined ELLE to talk even more juicy details on the highly coveted movie. The Barbie Girls give behind-the-scenes stories like their first impression of Barbie-Land, the outfits they envied most, and even how 'Barbie' changed the color pink forever.
This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
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[@Danielsqs]

“Pink is when a flamingo has enough shrimp to eat” Thank you Kate

[@NVRK279]

I really appreciate how Kate articulates herself. She oozes comedic intelligence. She’s just wonderful!

[@thecoldscoop]

Yes it's infectious

[@emiliarivera4846]

She’s amazing 🤩

[@johnnyblues777]

Word

[@glenstortroen1286]

I think she's the actual modern GOAT of SNL. She's a complete ace sketch comedian, there's very few I can compare her with in the last 30 years of time. But particularly within her run on SNL, she's the heaviest hitter ive seen.

[@dalenemoore]

And she’s stunningly beautiful.

[@loeeylo]

they NEED to be in another movie together

[@anitasolis7286]

Is their second movie together, the first was Bombshell

[@wisco9er536]

@@anitasolis7286 need one more to create the trilogy, have it in a blu ray set, with their SNL moments as special features

[@johnnyblues777]

A buddy comedy.

[@cletus__09]

actually, they performed together in bombshell, and believe me you're going to like it

[@eunhyefloe8055]

Kate's on to something, they should totally make a museum for the Barbie sets

[@witchingbrew3]

Maybe the Barbie land in Mattel theme park will.

[@vhelma21945]

Yes!! The sets must be wonderful to visit 💕

[@bexsmith87]

There should 100% be a museum for all those sets and costumes they are fantastic!

[@maymontana6932]

Universal studios?

[@michaelburns5122]

@@maymontana6932 That's what the Academy Museum was created for!

[@imoonluvr]

i love kate mckinnon, she's so beautiful and funny and someone you'd genuinely wanna be around

[@kkO_oki]

one of my fav snl cast members of ALL TIME

[@jessicaburns2441]

She's amazing. Agreed, I want to be her friend

[@teresaneves8839]

The people calling Margot mid clearly don’t have eyes she is literally so beautiful inside and out ❤

[@rangarajan7843]

Never said that! Wolf of Wallstreet is burned into my mind because of her. You know why

[@samdmc04]

fr

[@Michaela2420]

Lmao I wanna see what the people who are calling Margot mid look like 💀

[@happycoree]

Frrr😊

[@BBB888B8B8]

People who are calling Margot Robbie 'mid' are basically misogynist men who can't stand her being in a feminist film by a woman, for women. The same men were thirsting over her in wolf of wall street

[@corneliuscoven]

The movie was literally so well directed Gretas work is absolutely insane the storyline was so well done and the casting is 10/10 the set design and architecture is no CGI and that makes it even more special, It truly feels like another world and an amazing escape from reality.

[@corneliuscoven]

@@user-cq7iq2xn7m quite literally not just appreciating my number one interest in my number one favorite movie.

[@TACisAWESOME]

I wish KZbin had a "Laugh" react.

[@gonestew-zc1sz]

@@TACisAWESOME yeah? why, whats funny.

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

@@gonestew-zc1szmaybe because this is "literally" so funny

[@ts-zv1zb]

@@user-cq7iq2xn7m incel reaction

[@bluestory0750]

Their chemistry is everything

[@jamesmarie]

Kate is once in a lifetime performer. Her SNL’s aliens encounter skits are my favorites, and one of SNL best performers sent off.

[@wylierichardson-tu6zs]

Yes, it was like the comedic equivalent of the end of "Close Encounters" (when Richard Dreyfuss goes aboard the alien ship).

[@jessicaburns2441]

Her delivery of one simple word is so great HWHAT

[@agathacapriles6831]

i love her comment about pink. i think a lot of girls feel this sort of weakness when we're younger if we liked pink, it was shameful but now i love loving pink

[@user-dt9wm9cg5w]

“Pink is when a flamingo has enough shrimp to eat”Thank you Kate. Their chemistry is everything.

[@peachxblue]

Hahahai lovedddd that line

[@looney1023]

I love that they've worked together twice now and I hope they continue to make movies together. It's not a pairing I'd ever have guessed, but they are pretty much soulmates somehow.

[@fantage_lukeh2o]

never thought i'd see a mario paint pfp in the wild

[@sarahlee9106]

the fact that the both of them hated pink prior to this is very relatable.

[@a.b.creator]

Kate is right. There should be more color in life. Don't be afraid of color 🎨

[@samijust8689]

I was so pleasantly surprised by this movie! I literally cried at two separate points. Barbie slayed.

[@cooperwolfe5478]

I thought Barbie was great as well. Honestly it’s my favorite movie of the year so far.

[@uh.kitanbanjo]

i just watched the 2 of them in bombshell together and kate’s character called margot’s character a barbie and it was so ironic to me 😭

[@urbanzs]

English?

[@uh.kitanbanjo]

@@urbanzs can you read?

[@zaralatif7279]

Oo that’s cool

[@hey7068]

i’ve been wanting a Kate and Margot interview desperately!😭 such a funny combination

[@Thenajali]

Kate: “you didn’t walk far ” Is sending me lmaooo 6:00

[@Prettygirlcn5]

Kate’s museum idea for the Barbie sets needs to happen. That is a fantastic suggestion. Let’s go. Make it happen. 💖

[@vitra_]

I agree with Kate so much here 4:32 PLEASE I WANT TO WALK THROUGH THE SET SO BAD IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL AND WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY MOVIE GOING EXPERIENCE I just love looking at all the items in the background there’s so much attention to detail 😭 please a museum or even a barbie theme park 🤩

[@ClaudineQuadrat]

There will undoubtedly be a Barbie theme park eventually.

[@pamelalansbury94]

BARBIELAND MUST BE REAL

[@heiext]

Petition for Barbieland to become real and to have a dress code so it can give more of an amazing feeling!!

[@giadafabbris7631]

Margot Robbie is unconditionally and irrevocably in love with Kate McKinnon and I don't blame her for that

[@curtypie]

Rattie?

[@IamY00t]

Margot is ridiculously photogenic.

[@melrhea12]

Kate McKinnon is my hero. Such a QUEEN 👑💕

[@loeeylo]

one thing about kate she’s always going to be unserious

[@KateT01]

That's why she's great in comedies.❤😂

[@BabyDoll-xx9rk]

They both did an amazing job on this movie. I had high hopes from the beginning and I was not disappointed. It was funny, nostalgic, and inspiring to me. Kate had me dying in every scene she was in as she usually does and Margot was the perfect Barbie and she brought so much life to the role. Just loved it altogether🩷🩷🩷

[@sharonvalentine2373]

Their chemistry is crazy. I just mean in general. They need to be in like a 3 film franchise. Don’t care the genre lol

[@megjulia4007]

Hahaha as a kid, I told people my favorite color was red, because I didn’t want to be considered “girly” for loving pink 😂 Glad that Margot gets it!

[@juniper050504]

Kate is my favorite. I think her and Margot complement each other. 2 great ladies!

[@gemstonesparkle7915]

Their barbie energy is tangible. And that Chanel suit… gorgeous!

[@rebeccadsouza9128]

Just saw the movie. What an incredible cast, well-written script and unexpectedly deep. A must-watch for sure!

[@KayBassie]

Yall had Kate and Margot in an interview together and didnt think to ask them about working with each other? Which is their 3rd time now...missed opportunity. Cant wait to see this movie. And I too have grown to love pink after watching this Barbie press tour.

[@CarolsFerrao]

What an amazing duo. They're perfect together. We need more of them.

[@iamsoile]

I love Kate McKinnon 😍😍😍 I would love to see those two in a movie with Cate Blanchett and Sarah Paulson!

[@aniela28]

I would die for that

[@ipeknielsen6068]

I just love Kate McKinnon!! She cracks me up!

[@seerpou]

thank you greta gerwig for bringing back cinema.

[@mareezy]

Kate is so funny. She should have a late night show!

[@niabelizaire3596]

Margot and Kate did their thing in the Barbie movie 🎥❤️

[@grrrrliz]

They were my favorites. Margot was lovely and Kate hilarious (always)

[@Nancy-sf2pl]

Wait they could get away with playing sisters… I need to see that comedy 😂

[@bellasobrino]

The way I gasped with Margot's first answer....cause I had the same foldout house!

[@zaidan7669]

Margot Robbie is so beautiful bruh! 😢

[@sparklesoulsubliminals]

what a powerful and chaotic duo 🩷 i LOVE them so much

[@sophsbookss]

the way Kate is sitting in this is giving First Encounter energy

[@sharonkaysnowton]

Describe Barbie movie in 3 words- Nostalgic, fun, entertaining.

[@chertz2533]

"When a flamingo has enough shrimp to eat." lol

[@EllaLei]

my favorite duo ❤️ i hope we’ll see them work together again

[@GloryLyrics123]

Kate is hilarious throughout and Margo is beautiful 😍

[@rmannayr2129]

WE NEED MORE OF THESE TWO!

[@tammyd8544]

Love these two women, so kind likable generous real people in entertainment ❤❤❤

[@urbanzs]

I love Margot so much she’s so beautiful.

[@lovelylune3]

4:35 I agree with Kate I hope they don’t destroy the set and put it in a museum

[@imnotsouha]

Margot Robbie is the og real barbie! love her

[@dAfoodie101]

only ever describing pink as when a flamingo has had enough shrimp to eat LMAOO

[@RachMonPhoebs]

More of these two. Please.

[@kathleenmhupp]

YES to Kate’s suggestion of a Barbie Land museum!!!

[@tiff8346]

i feel the same way about pink as kate mckinnon does. i used to be averse to it very much

[@MissEhouse]

It was fun, moving, and emotional. Loved it! It would be amazing to walk around Barbie's dream house and weird Barbie's house, and the beach. Such a great idea!

[@cooperwolfe5478]

I definitely agree. Honestly Barbie is my favorite movie of the year so far.

[@eumnarasool7362]

Margot’s outfit is giving me Jackie Kennedy and I’m here for it

[@maricarlabarreto303]

They work so well together

[@niabelizaire3596]

Margot Robbie is gorgeous! 🩷

[@adoptedbyangelinajolie]

I love how this movie makes straight men so mad and call it feminist propaganda. Ugh beautiful. Just how i like it.

[@TheoWentHome]

Same

[@MelancholyMoondancer]

I'm also have a complicated relationship with the color pink. Thank you Kate for say it's "when everything is going well" and it's the color of flowers and when flamingos have enough shrimp to eat. I'm now tempted to have more than one tshirt that's pink.

[@gabrielagoulart3443]

i've been waiting for this since That scene in bombshell

[@PamelaChin]

“Interesting a student of architecture” 😂😂😂

[@welling1]

These two are fantasic together.

[@Lilianna411]

I would totally go to a barbie museum with the sets

[@rmannayr2129]

MARGOT IS STUNNING!

[@mmgpa2580]

The moment I saw Barbieland and all the different barbies and their accessories I GASPED… my inner child could not contain herself

[@seankaleo]

The Barbie Chanel outfit was incredible, especially the necklace. 💖

[@mimitora8291]

first time I’m seeing hearing Kate’s real personality, because I only see her in different characters in snl

[@paulinedanganan8053]

Kate is so hilarious omg HAHAHA

[@rmannayr2129]

THEY ARE A GREAT DUO!

[@saami9606]

Pink is life. I love that.

[@Siansonea]

I'm going to see the movie tomorrow! I can't wait.

[@Camilupupu777]

I second a Barbie set museum! Please make it happen 💕💗💖

[@ryuusei1907]

Kate has Big Sailor Uranus Energy and I'm so here for it.

[@rubismic9925]

Margot is so cute!

[@AdamG_]

I think I really would have rathered the questions actually being asked by a person, alas - I loved the answers the ladies gave and can't wait to see Barbie again!

[@nbdeokoo]

I love their reactions

[@dianewiegel7136]

Pink and purple , beautiful, yes a celebration

[@kimcremer9910]

Yes!!!! I was saying I want them to make this a place we can walk through!!!!

[@heg203]

I would pay absolutely anything and go absolutely anywhere to see and experience a museum exhibit of the sets from this film.

[@eyeofthestorm.]

Love this duo💘💘

[@rukeyser]

Sooo sweet to see Kate w short hair.

[@vitaflood6677]

"and then later died in them" I CANNOT😭😭

[@zaralatif7279]

Margo is sooooooo pretty she is a visual and Kate is so hilarious in the movie hahaa

[@watchcloudspassmeby]

Kate is such a sweetie

[@Q-1424]

She's real beautiful too!

[@Ava-dn3qi]

proud aussie, so beyond proud of margot ❤

[@T_Cup]

Love them and love this, it's giving Ken/Ken

[@bsdkflh]

pink is when a flamingo has enough shrimp to eat😂😂😂

[@danielakii]

MARGOT IS SOY BEAUTIFUL❤

[@SmartiiesRIOT]

I love them so much ❤

[@vorkosigrrl6047]

YES! I want that Museum!!

[@eg4888]

All I've ever wanted since the first sneak peak of the set was to be able to walk around it. I really just want them to keep it up as an installation it doesn't even have to be interactive I just wanna see it in person once in my life. Esp since watching the movie and realizing how actually toy like the whole thing is

[@Kellybelleee]

Omg I love them so much and Margot’s answer about pink: I did the same thing when I was younger and decided to like red instead. Lol😅

[@anandwrld]

the barbie movie was amazing!!!

[@hanbury22]

If you were 5 years old all you needed was a Barbie house with just one Barbie

[@LauraVIGNON-zn3vo]

Jai mega adoré je vais le revoir encore 2 fois 😊😊😊

[@petertullemans]

Love you gals! You rock!