Nicki Minaj at the Barbie premiere in Los Angeles on July 9, 2023.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage
Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage
Nicki Minajswitched careers to film criticism briefly on Monday, following Sunday’sworld premierein Los Angeles forBarbie.
The “Do We Have a Problem?” rapper, 40, stood besideBarbiestarMargot Robbieon the pink carpet, even retweeting a video of the two posing together. “She’s strikingly gorgeous in person,“Minaj wroteonline before going into her review of the film.
“Btw, the entire cast of this movie nailed it,” Minaj said in the tweet. “The film is so visually stimulating. The actors can actually act, & the comedic timing is actually on time. Bravo. I’ll see it again & give my final analysis around the 21st.Will Ferrell, I 💖 U.”
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Minaj is included on the star-studdedBarbiesoundtrack, which includesDua Lipa’s single “Dance the Night.” Minaj’s contribution to the album is “Barbie World,“a collaboration with Ice Spice that samplesAqua’s 1997 hit “Barbie Girl.”
Lizzo,Charli XCX,Billie Eilish,Tame Impala,Haim,Dominic Fike,Sam Smith, andKhalidare also included on the album.Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken opposite Robbie’s Barbie, performed the song “I’m Just Ken” for the soundtrack.
Margot Robbie and Nicki Minaj at the Barbie premiere on July 9, 2023.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
“We’re finding Barbie references from decades past and just doing it really for the big Barbie fans out there, people who are actually collecting those Barbies. We’re hoping to get them excited,”Robbie told PEOPLE at the world premiere. “We’re pairing Barbie references with great designers.”
The two-time Oscar-nominated star also shared her take on Barbie’s glamorous style. “Well, it’s not subtle, but it’s very fun!” she said.
Nicki Minaj at the Barbie premiere on July 9, 2023.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Robbie even encouraged her costars to wear pink during filming. “Margot had this pink day once a week, where everyone had to wear something pink. And if you didn’t, you were fined,“Gosling told PEOPLE. “She would go around collecting the fines, and she would donate it to a charity.”
Gosling said it was “really special” to see how excited the male crew members were to work on the movie. “At the end of the film, they all got together and, with their own money, made pink crew shirts with rainbow fringe,” he said. “It was this opportunity for them to show their respect and admiration for what Margot and [director] Greta [Gerwig] were creating… It was almost like that scene at the end ofDead Poets Society, where they all get on their desk and say, ‘O captain! My captain!’ "
Barbiehits theaters on July 21.
source: people.com
