While Hollywood witnessed a cutthroat competition between the two summer blockbusters – Barbie and Oppenheimer, the actors of the two movies apparently shared a great friendship. Appearing for Variety’s Actor on Actor session, Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy made headlines for their interview.
Following their discussion on projects and their work experience, fans hailed Margot Robbie for being a class act during the interview session. Praising her professionalism in pulling Murphy out of his shell, fans also admired the Irish actor’s introverted and modest side.
Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy’s Variety Interview
Variety has been organizing the Actor on Actor session for quite a long time. Hosting several episodes of that session, the outlet made headlines for its epic plan to bring the Barbie and Oppenheimer leads together. You got it right, the media outlet brought Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy to discuss their career and stagecraft.
Quite obviously the interview session turned out to be entertaining for fans as the duo discussed inside details about their summer blockbusters and spoke about their filming experience and career battles. Earning millions of views on social media, the interview turned eyes and made headlines for its iconic and entertaining aspect.
But specifically what stuck with fans is the two actors’ sheer brilliance and communication skills. While fans noticed Cillian Murphy’s modest nature and his introverted side, netizens hailed Margot Robbie for pulling her colleague out of his shell. Being a charismatic and charming professional who aces at interviews, fans praised the Barbie actress.
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Fans Hailed Margot Robbie’s Brilliance During Interview
While carefully absorbing Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie’s wisdom through their interview where they both spoke on different topics as well as their roles in Oppenheimer and Barbie, fans had a lot to say about the session. A few fans took to X and other social media platforms to speak about their opinion, and others simply commented on the YouTube video.
Initially beginning by noticing Cillian Murphy‘s introverted side where he constantly went on asking Margot Robbie about things in order to avoid speaking, fans shared their views on the same. Further, they also noticed how delighted Murphy was to have a conversation with Robbie, and thus commented on how the actor must do this often.
“I love how he just asks her questions, and keeps her talking. As a fellow introvert, what a classic move.” one user noted.
“Cillian doesn’t look like he hates life in this. How delightful it is to see him smile and laugh through the conversation. He initiated this pairing and wanted to be there, please give him more chances to make his own choices. The result is seeing him truly happy to engage with someone.” another user shared.
Further, through the conversation, fans noticed how brilliantly and gracefully Margot Robbie tackled the interview and pulled Cillian Murphy out of his shell without making him uncomfortable. Praising the actress for her brilliance, fans noted,
“I love how Margot doesn‘t let Cillian get away with his modest attitude and really grills him in a charming way on subjects like his apparent unawareness of the memes and the reasons why Nolan loves to work with him.”
Eventually, following the Barbenheimer phenomenon, fans appreciated the Actor on Actor session between Murphy and Robbie. Netizens thoroughly enjoyed the interview and praised both the actors for the same.
