Two cars that have made a significant impact on the zeitgeist are Barbie’s signature pink Corvette and the Batmobile. Upon first glance these two vehicles have literally nothing else in common, I actually think you couldn’t find two cars that are more different. However, when it comes to Greta Gerwig’s pink Barbie Corvette and Matt Reeves’ Batmobile for Robert Pattison’s The Batman they actually have one major similarity because they were designed by the same people. Now, the director of the Barbie movie is opening up about how the cars’ designers felt about going from the dark world of Gotham to candy-colored Barbie Land.
Seeing as Barbie’s Corvette is heavily featured in the Barbie trailer, Gerwig discussed the bright pink vehicle while on stage at CinemaCon. During the panel, the director commented on the designers who were hired for the movie, saying that coming off of The Batman they were “psyched” to work on a completely different, extremely bright car. She explained:
