Margot Robbie’s body double reveals what it was like on the set of the Barbie movie
A little-known actress has revealed what it was like to act as Margot Robbie’s body double in the upcoming Barbie movie.
Emma Eastwood, 26, who is originally from California but lives in London, acted as a stand-in for the Oscar-nominated actress in the upcoming Greta Gerwig movie.
She had twice auditioned for an extra in the film, but was rejected and had given up all hope when she unexpectedly received a text message from a casting director asking her to also play Margot.
Fortunately, the pair are the same size and color, meaning she can shoot scenes that don’t include the star’s face, or help produce light scenes.
Talking to the New York TimesEmma revealed that she “had her own trailer” and “got the star treatment” on set, which made her feel “really spoiled” at the Warner Brothers studio in London.
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Emma Eastwood, 26, who is originally from California but lives in London, acted as a stand-in for the Oscar-nominated actress in the upcoming Greta Gerwig film
She had twice auditioned for an extra in the film, but was rejected and had given up all hope when she unexpectedly received a text message from a casting director asking her to also play Margot. She is pictured on set
But that didn’t mean it wasn’t hard work, as she woke up before dawn to be on set at 6am.
Emma had previously worked in advertisements and music videos, but Barbie is working as a body double for the first time.
One scene she filmed made it into the movie’s trailer — a shot of her walking up a flight of stairs and pretending her feet hurt.
“They didn’t give me any details about what we would do,” she added to NYT.
“There were a few times they said the whole cast would be there and it would be a big day, but they never gave me details of what we were going to do until I was on set.”
Emma had previously worked in advertisements and music videos, but Barbie is working as a body double for the first time. She is pictured on set in London
One scene she filmed made it into the movie’s trailer — a shot of her walking up a flight of stairs and pretending her feet hurt. Emma is pictured in the new trailer
Emma would spend hours in hair and makeup, often caked in fake tan to mimic Barbie’s sunkissed look.
She would then stay in her own clothes until just before going on set, to avoid damaging the clothes.
The plot of the highly anticipated movie has been kept secret, with Emma often not knowing what she was filming.
She won’t be able to see the film until it hits theaters next month to find out what other scenes she was seen in.
Emma would spend hours in hair and makeup, often caked in fake tan to mimic Barbie’s sunkissed look, just like Margot (left). Margot can be seen on the left, Emma on the right
Emma revealed she ‘had her own trailer’ and ‘got the star treatment’ on set, which made her feel ‘really spoiled’ at the Warner Brothers studio in London
Emma hoped to befriend Margot (pictured) to improve her chances of working as her double again, but the pair rarely overlap
Once, the actress had to lie face down on the floor for an hour.
“When I got up, I literally felt drunk. I have no idea what that scene was about,” she added.
Emma hoped to befriend Margot to improve her chances of working as her double again, but the pair rarely overlap.
Taking to Twitter, the actress revealed that the A-lister was “amazing, so beautiful” and “even sweeter than you’d expect.”
“She told me she felt like she was looking in the mirror and I almost passed out,” she said.
This week, Warner Bros. Pictures released a new trailer for the $100 million budget fantasy movie that brings the famous Mattel doll to life
This week, Warner Bros. Pictures released a new trailer for the $100 million budget fantasy movie that brings the famous Mattel doll to life.
10-time Grammy nominee Nicki Minaj and rap newcomer Ice Spice’s single Barbie World, which samples Aqua’s 1997 parody song Barbie Girl, were featured in the new teaser.
Barbie: The Album also features songs from Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, KAROL G, Tame Impala, Dominic Fike, HAIM, The Kid LAROI, Khalid, PinkPantheress, GAYLE, Ava Max, and two TBA artists.
Gerwig co-wrote the first live-action Barbie movie with her partner Noah Baumbach, and they enlisted Oscar winner Helen Mirren to narrate the film.
Simu Liu, John Cena, Michael Cera, Alexandra Shipp, Hari Nef, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman and Emerald Fennell also star in Barbie, which hits theaters in the US and UK on July 21.