Zack Snyder told Joe Roganthat he got a kick from Barbie’s Snyderverse joke. During the podcast, he recalled the moment to Rogan — an exchange in which Writer Barbie (Alexandra Shipp) says of life living under a patriarchy led by Ken, “It’s like I’ve been in a dream where I was really invested in the ‘Zack Snyder Cut of Justice League.'”
Snyder had a sense of humor about the line’s placement, and his wife even got a laugh out of the situation. “That is a line in that movie, [and] that’s awesome. My wife was like, ‘That’s cool, right? That’s cool that they came after you.’ I was like, that’s 100% cool.” He doesn’t seem to Gerwig’s blockbuster as an enemy but as a rubric by which success may be measured.
Furthermore, in a December 2023 interview with Men’s Health Magazine, Snyder said he not only knew the joke was coming thanks to a warning from Warner Bros. CEO Michael DeLuca, but he understood it was more about the fandom itself than the film he’d produced. “I thought [Barbie] was great and I think the joke is pretty good,” he said.
Doll-based rivalries aside, fans waiting for the next part of the “Rebel Moon” again are in luck. “Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver” will be released on Netflix on April 19.
