As Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie appear for Variety’s Actors on Actors session to discuss the global phenomenon known as “Barbenheimer”, journalist Ramin Setoodeh revealed interesting news. According to Setoodeh, Murphy was apparently interested in meeting Robbie for a discussion.
Sharing the details on his X account, journalist Ramin Setoodeh revealed that he was willing to bring Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie together for a long time. But before he could even make his request, Murphy’s team reached out to arrange a session between the Barbenheimer actors, since Murphy wanted to do so, despite his voluntary exile from Hollywood.
Cillian Murphy Had a Special Offer for Margot Robbie
The actors who started the global phenomenon of “Barbenheimer” following the release of their respective summer blockbusters of 2023, appeared for a discussion on Variety. Yes, it’s none other than Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie, who chose to volunteer for Variety’s recent Actors on Actors session.
But there’s a story behind the two actors’ team-up. According to Variety’s New York bureau chief Ramin Setoodeh’s post on X, Cillian Murphy was personally interested in having a discussion with Margot Robbie. Therefore, despite his self-imposed exile from Hollywood, the actor reached out to Robbie with his special offer of teaming up.
Pulling off this Barbenheimer cover was all I wanted for this year’s edition of Actors on Actors. Before I even had to ask, Cillian Murphy’s team reached out to say he was wondering if we could pair him with Margot Robbie. And she quickly said yes. https://t.co/Y7nfWXeDnG
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) December 5, 2023
The Barbie actress seemed equally interested in Murphy’s offer, and thus immediately said yes. Thereafter, the Oppenheimer actor’s team reached out to Ramin Setoodeh with the news. While Setoodeh had been waiting to pair Murphy and Robbie for a long time, he didn’t even have to request the duo, since he was instead reached out with the proposal.
Barbenheimer Actors Pair for Variety’s Session
After Margot Robbie accepted Cillian Murphy’s meeting proposal and journalist Ramin Setoodeh agreed to Murphy’s team’s proposal to organize a session, the actors appeared for Variety’s Actors on Actors on December 5. Starting their conversation by discussing their 2023 blockbusters that created an online phenomenon, the actors proceeded with their session.
Just like Barbie and Oppenheimer boosted each other’s box office collection following their release on July 21, 2023, the actors Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy, respectively, appreciated each other’s work despite industry competition. They discussed how the innovative spirit of their movies inspired audiences to be creative and participatory in their fandom for both films, and the actors spoke about the Barbenheimer experience.
Sitting down for a detailed conversation about their works, Margot Robbie dropped a major revelation claiming how she was almost forced by Oppenheimer producer Chuck Roven to push the release date of Barbie. But instead of giving in to his request, Robbie stood her ground and got praised by Murphy for doing so, during the Variety session.
