‘I apologise for speaking ignorantly’: Oliver Stone backtracks over Barbie comments | Film
Oliver Stone has apologised for his criticism of the Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster Barbie as “shit” and “part of this infantilisation of Hollywood”, saying that he now “appreciated the film for its originality and its themes”.Stone was responding to a story in Deadline on Sunday that had unearthed comments he had made in an interview with City AM in June 2023, shortly before Barbie’s release. In the City AM interview, Stone said: “Ryan Gosling is wasting his time if he’s doing that shit for money. He should be doing…