With the rise of female empowerment in the media, this film couldn’t come at a better time.

While their imagination has no bounds, Oscar-nominated Gerwig admitted that she was scared at first.

“It was terrifying.

Margot Robbie smiling

“It felt like vertigo starting to write it.

Like, where do you even begin?

What would be the story?”

Margot Robbie at CinemaCon

The film could indeed end her career in a snap.

But then she thought that doing something that scares you could open up new opportunities.

Gerwig continued, “Usually, that’s where the best stuff is.

Gerta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach

When you’re like, ‘I am terrified of that.’