Margot Robbie baffled over her film Babylon flopping

Margot Robbie has had some big wins in her career – see Barbie, I, Tonya, or Suicide Squad – but she has had some pretty big losses too, with one of them continuing to haunt her.

Her 2022 film Babylon had all the hallmarks of a blockbuster, with the glamourous premise of Hollywood silent film stars struggling to make the transition to talkies.

It’s a formula that hasn’t failed her before – see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – but the audience refused to bite.

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She lamented the loss in an interview with Ben Mankiewicz, host of the Talking Pictures podcast.

After Ben Mankiewicz questioned why the film did so badly when he thought it was good, Robbie added, “I am still saying that, I love it!

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“I know I am biased because I am very close to the project and I obviously believe in it, but I still can’t figure out why people hated it.”

The new mum added, “I wonder if in 20 years people are going to be like, ‘Wait, Babylon didn’t do well at the time?’ Like when you hear that Shawshank Redemption was a failure at the time and you’re like like, ‘How is that possible?'”

Robbie starred in the film as It girl Nellie LaRoy, who was inspired by the actress Clara Bow.

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She starred alongside Brad Pitt and was directed by La La Land director and Oscar winner Damian Chazelle.

The film was made with a budget in the $US 80 million (approx. $123 million) range but only earned $USD 15 million (approx. $23 million) at the US box office and $USD 63 million (approx. $97 million).

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