The stars of two of the year’s biggest box office hits, which debuted at the same time this summer, finally met in a collaborative interview for Variety magazine’s Actors on Actors initiative. Following a lengthy delay due to the Hollywood strike, Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy returned to the film’s promotional materials and engaged in a shared discourse.
After all, the Oscars are rapidly approaching (early March).
performers on Actors (season 19 this year) is a Variety interview series in which the year’s most prominent performers discuss their skills, careers, and other topics.
The whole conversation between Robbie and Murphy will be broadcast to Variety’s YouTube page on December 5, but the social media frenzy began with the posting of the first footage of them together. Logical, given that the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon captivated us for quite some time, and the two films released simultaneously in the United States on July 21, 2023.
Variety described the phenomenon as “the cinematic event of the year” .
As you can see, the two actors chose black and pink, in the context of all the symbolism of “Barbenheimer”. Something netizens loved.
The two films, Barbie and Oppenheimer, undoubtedly breathed new life into the post-pandemic box office, and their simultaneous release is something that will be talked about for years. Also being the subject of discussion between the two, in their dialogue on camera.
In other pairings, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt reunite years after The Devil Wears Prada. Also appearing are Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo, Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper and many others.
All dialogue pairs:
Robert Downey Jr. + Mark Ruffalo
Cillian Murphy + Margot Robbie
Emily Blunt + Anne Hathaway
Rachel Zegler + Halle Bailey
Emma Stone + Bradley Cooper
Jeffrey Wright + Taraji P. Henson
Michael Fassbender + Carey Mulligan
Jacob Elordi + Colman Domingo
Natalie Portman + Paul Mescal
Andrew Scott + Greta Lee
Alden Ehrenreich + Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Annette Bening + Julianne Moore
