Sony Acquires Margot Robbie’s First Post-“Barbie” Movie at the Berlin International Film Festival

In the first major sale out of the Berlin International Film Festival, Sony has acquired “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.” The fantasy romance is set to star Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie in her first post-“Barbie” role. Filming is scheduled for this spring in California, according to the studio. Kogonada (“Pachinko”) is on board to direct.

While plot details have yet to be revealed, Sony describes the movie as “an imaginative tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.” The movie’s script is written by Seth Reiss, who wrote the recent critically acclaimed thriller “The Menu.”

“Every once in a great while in this job you read a script so special and original, that you fly to the last page, inspired and uplifted,” Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group chairman/CEO Tom Rothman said in a statement.

“‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,’ by Seth Reiss, is such a script, and together with the superb director Kogonada, the perfect cast of Colin and Margot, and top-flight producers Bradley Thomas, Dan Friedkin and Ryan Friedkin, it is a project from heaven. We believe the audience is desperate for originality and we feel honored and grateful to all involved to have won out for it.”

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“We are thrilled to partner again with our good friend, Tom Rothman, and the great team at Sony,” Imperative Entertainment said in a statement. Their statement continues, “We are big believers in the theatrical experience, which is Sony’s specialty, and we’re excited Kogonada’s creation will be enjoyed on the big screen.”

The film is produced by Imperative Entertainment and 30WEST. Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, and Ryan Friedkin will produce for Imperative Entertainment, alongside Reiss and Youree Henley. Executive producers include Kogonada, Ilene Feldman, and Original Films’ Ori Eisen. The movie is financed by 30WEST.

Sony Pictures’ Joe Matukewicz, Virginia Longmuir, Katie Anderson, and Elan Kovo brought the package to the studio and facilitated the deal in Berlin. CAA Media Finance and 30WEST negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.

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In related news, Robbie experienced a significant breakthrough with her portrayal of Naomi in Martin Scorsese’s “Wolf of Wall Street.” However, due to the role’s memorability, she was cautious about being typecast for similar characters. 

One of the motivations behind starting her production company was to ensure diversity in her career opportunities. In addition to “Wolf of Wall Street,” Robbie pursued a role in the post-apocalyptic film “Z For Zachariah” alongside Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Her character in this survivalist film offered a contrast to Naomi’s loud and colorful personality. This provides Robbie with an opportunity to showcase her versatility and avoid being typecast early in her career.

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“It was just written in a very interesting way, and [director] Craig Zobel has a very interesting way—almost seems like he kind of can manipulate his character on screen, that’s how I felt at least about Compliance—so I was kind of intrigued to work with him and see how he would develop it.

And it was so different than anything I had been doing; I wanted to prove myself in a different way than people were about to see in Wolf of Wall Street,” she once told Vogue.

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