If you’ve ever wanted to understand what subprime mortgages are, all you have to do is listen to Margot Robbie. In the financial market comedy The Big Short she explains the toxic construct in a cameo appearance in the bubble bath with a glass of champagne. The blonde Australian skillfully continues to play the transparent irony game with sexualization in some of her films, right up to the peak of her career two years ago with the title role in Barbie. As a producer, she initiated the project, bought the rights from Mattel and brought director Greta Gerwig on board. This made her the highest-paid actress in the world in 2023.
