Zack Snyder Clarifies Comments About Rebel Moon Drawing More Viewers Than Barbie
Zack Snyder recently clarified his previous comment in which he stated more viewers watched Rebel Moon than Barbie. Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire was released on Netflix, whereas Barbie was last year’s biggest theatrical release event, grossing over $1 billion in ticket sales. In an interview with Gizmodo, Zack stated that the ‘‘cultural significance’ of a work is determined by its theatrical performance.
Clarifying his statements, the American film director stated, “What I was implying was, well, there are two things. One is I was just going by the numbers that I was given by Netflix. People are like, ‘Oh, well, Snyder’s crazy’ but literally I just am doing [math] with this, not anything else. If now we’re close to 100 million viewers, 100 million views times two is 200 million views… So, people are like, ‘Snyder’s delusional,’ and I am just like ‘I don’t know what to tell you.’”
He added, “The cultural significance of Barbie was happening when it was in the theaters. That’s when we all took a bite of the Barbie apple, and happily. And so my only point is that I think there is a theatrical zeitgeist [and] even though maybe more people have eyes on something, the actual sort of cultural significance is dictated still by the theater.”
Meanwhile, Greta Gerwig became the first solo female director to helm a film that grossed a stunning $1 billion at the global box office. The film features Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, with other cast members including America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Dua Lipa, Emerald Fennell, Issa Rae and Kate McKinnon. It recently won an Oscar for Best Original Song.
