Director Greta Gerwig also recalled the moment she revealed to Issa that President Barbie had one important role to complete aside from leading the land of make-believe.
“Because of scheduling, we had been rehearsing the dance for a long time, but I was like, ‘Well, President Barbie needs a solo,’ and she was like, ‘Okay, when am I going to learn it?’ And I was like, ‘Right now!'” Greta explained to E!. “And she did, she did it great and she’s such a good dancer.”
As the Lady Bird director noted, despite Issa’s hesitation, she was simply “amazing.”
“Honestly I felt enthusiastic and I wanted to have President Barbie have a solo,” Greta continued. “That’s it. She crushed it.”
