Greta Gerwig was apprehensive that the Barbie film might finish her profession.

The ‘Little Women’ filmmaker was eager to work with Margot Robbie, who had secured rights to the story, however Greta admitted she feared the film was a horrible mistake.

Speaking to Dua Lipa on the ‘At Your Service’ podcast, Greta, 39, stated: “It was one thing that was thrilling as a result of it was terrifying. I feel that was a giant a part of it, like: ‘Oh, no, Barbie.’

“It felt like vertigo, starting to write it, like: ‘Where do you even begin, and what would be the story?’ And I feel it was that feeling I had was understanding that it will be actually attention-grabbing terror. Usually that’s the place the most effective stuff is, the place you’re like, ‘I am terrified of that.’ Anything the place you’re like, ‘This could be a career-ender’ — you then’re like, ‘I should probably do it.’”

Greta first joined the project to work on the script with Noah Baumbach before taking on directorial duties.

And Margot, 32, has insisted that movie will surprise people.

She previously said: “Something like Barbie where the IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, ‘Oh, Margot is playing Barbie, I know what that is,’ however our objective is to be like, ‘Whatever you’re pondering, we’re going to provide you one thing completely totally different — the factor you didn’t know you wished.'”