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Greta Gerwig, director of "Barbie," called the plot a "fart opera."

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The soundtrack of the smash "Barbie" movie features colorful tunes from Lizzo, Nicki Minaj

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Ice Spice, and Billie Eilish, but director Greta Gerwig said that the film was originally supposed to have a "fart opera."

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Gerwig told IndieWire that she and her editor, Nick Houy, have never made a fart joke.

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"Barbie" had a fart opera. It was hilarious. "That wasn't the consensus," she said.

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“It was wrong,” Houy continued. “Next time, we need to make it more narrative.”  

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Failed farts aside, Gerwig, 39, says her initial story, which she penned with Noah Baumbach, 53, was endorsed by Mattel and focused on female empowerment and sexism.

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She earlier stated that the toy manufacturer wasn't happy about the movie's "fascist" Barbie line.

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Mattel officials traveled to London to persuade Gerwig to withdraw the statement.

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