Ryan Gosling shouldn't be "wasting his time" making films like 'Barbie', according to director Oliver Stone.
Oliver Stone called Barbie a waste of time
The 'Wall Street' filmmaker has weighed in on the current state of the movie industry and he singled out Ryan following his appearance in Greta Gerwig's doll-themed blockbuster - accusing the actor of contributing to the "infantilisation of Hollywood".
Stone told City AM: "Ridiculous. Ryan Gosling is wasting his time if he’s doing that ... for money. He should be doing more serious films. He shouldn’t be a part of this infantilisation of Hollywood. Now it’s all fantasy, fantasy, fantasy, including all the war pictures: fantasy, fantasy."
The moviemaker went on to take aim at the 'Fast and Furious' franchise, declaring: "Even the 'Fast and Furious' movies, which I used to enjoy, have become like Marvel movies. I mean, how many crashes can you see?" and he also reserved some wrath for Keanu Reeves' 'John Wick films.
Stone added: "On the plane I watched 'John Wick', which is three hours and some. And I fell asleep about 778 times during it. I kept waking up and having to face him killing more people. It’s like the world has degenerated into non-logic."
Stone's comments about 'Barbie' come after the film's star Margot Robbie has played down the prospect of a sequel.
The 33-year-old actress played the title role in last summer's hit blockbuster and was also a producer - and she explained a follow-up isn't a priority for her or director Greta.
Margot told Variety: "It's funny, that knee-jerk reaction in this day and age for everyone to immediately ask about a sequel. I don't think it was like that 20 years ago. This wasn't designed to be a trilogy.
"Everything went into 'Barbie' – and that's how Greta works. She finishes every movie on empty, feeling like she could never make another movie because she put everything she had into that one. So I don't know what it would take to fill that cup up again for her. Or for us."
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