Pregnant Margot Robbie has previously admitted she would only have a baby when she was ready – after getting “fed up” with people asking her.
The 34-year-old Australian actress has been confirmed to be expecting her first child with husband Tom Ackerley.also 34, after MailOnline obtained photos of the star proudly showing off her small, but visible baby bump.
While promoting her film Mary Queen of Scots in 2019, she said: The times: ‘I got married and the first question in almost every interview is, ‘Babies? When are you having one?’ It makes me so angry that this social contract exists.
“You’re married, you have a baby now. Don’t assume. I’ll do what I have to do.”
The couple met while working on Suite Française in 2013, where he was an assistant director and she was in front of the camera, before marrying in her native Australia in 2016.
Pregnant Margot Robbie, 34, previously admitted she would only have a baby when she was ready after being “fed up” with people asking her
It was confirmed on Sunday that the Australian actress was expecting her first child with husband Tom Ackerley, also 34 (Margot pictured with Barbie)
MailOnline has obtained photos of the star proudly showing off her small but visible baby bump during the couple’s holiday in Italy.
Together, Margot and Tom have produced films including the Academy Award-winning I, Tonya and Promising Young Woman, as well as the 2023 blockbusters Saltburn and Barbie, all under their LuckyChap Entertainment banner.
Last year, the actress admitted she was as surprised as everyone else when Barbie triumphed at the global box office.
By grossing an incredible $1.4 billion, Greta Gerwig’s comedy about Mattel’s 1959 Barbie doll was able to compete with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer biopic.
Margot said Variety She was surprised by the online cultural impact the films had in their opening weekend.
“The fact that people were like, ‘Oh, look at Oppenheimer first, then Barbie.’ I was like, ‘See? People like everything. People are weird,'” she said.
Turns out the hilarious memes about Barbie fighting the “father of the atomic bomb,” J. Robert Oppenheimer, were all thanks to Margot.
In an interview for Variety’s Actors on Actors with Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy, Margot revealed that she was the mastermind behind the double bill known as Barbenheimer.
The Australian actress recalled the moment Oppenheimer’s producer Chuck Rove called her and said, “I think you should change the date” after the two films were released on July 21.
Together, Margot and Tom have produced films under their LuckyChap Entertainment banner.
They made Oscar-winning films like I, Tonya and Promising Young Woman (left, Alison Janney winning Best Actress for I, Tonya and right, Emerald Fennell accepting Best Original Screenplay for Promising Young Woman)
They all headline the 2023 blockbuster Saltburn (pictured)
Not to mention Barbie, starring Margot, which grossed an incredible $1.4 billion at the box office.
Greta Gerwig’s 1959 Mattel Barbie doll comedy held its own against Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer biopic.
“And I said, ‘We’re not going to change our date. If you’re afraid to face us, change your date,'” Margot explained.
“And he was like, ‘We’re not going to change the date. I just think it would be better if you changed the date. ‘ And I was like, ‘We’re not going to change the date! ‘ I think it’s a great pairing, actually. It’s a perfect doubleheader, Oppenheimer and Barbie.”
Irish actor Cillian, 47, told Robbie: “It was a good instinct.”
The strange combination clearly worked considering the sheer number of funny memes that went viral ahead of the two films’ release.
People are very smart. People would constantly ask me, “So, is every marketing department talking to everyone else?” And I would say, “No, this is the world doing this. This is not part of the marketing campaign,” Margot said.
Cillian replied: “And I think it happened because both films were good. In fact, there was a huge diversity of things going on in cinema that summer and I think they just connected in a way that neither you nor I nor the studios nor anyone else could have ever predicted.”
Next, Margot and Tom set out to produce the film version of the iconic board game Monopoly.
Next, Margot and Tom prepare to produce the film version of the iconic board game Monopoly.
LuckyChap and Monopoly sponsors Hasbro Entertainment will produce the live-action film, according to Variety.
LuckyChap along with Monopoly sponsors Hasbro Entertainment will produce the live-action film, Variety.
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chairman Adam Fogelson revealed that LuckyChap has “a clear point of view” on the Monopoly movie, which features characters like Rich Uncle Pennybags, during a speech at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Fogelson said: “I couldn’t imagine a better production team for this beloved and iconic brand than LuckyChap. They are exceptional producers who choose their projects with great dedication and care, and they come to Monopoly with a clear point of view.
‘We are incredibly excited to be working with the entire LuckyChap team on what we all believe could be their next blockbuster.
LuckyChap said in a statement: ‘Monopoly is a top-tier intellectual property (pun intended). Like all the best intellectual properties, this game has resonated around the world for generations and we are so excited to bring it to life alongside the amazing teams involved at Lionsgate and Hasbro.
Hasbro Entertainment’s Chief Film Officer Zev Foreman said: “As one of the most iconic games in the world, Monopoly offers an incredible platform for storytelling. We’re thrilled to have LuckyChap and Lionsgate’s unique vision in bringing this historic piece of popular culture to the big screen.”
James Myers will oversee Monopoly on behalf of the studio.
LuckyChap hopes to recreate the huge success of Barbie, which became the highest-grossing film of 2023 a month after its release in theaters.