Greta Gerwig's husband, Noah Baumbach, is one of the biggest names in the world of film, thanks to his thought-provoking movies and unique narrative style. So, it comes as no surprise that the famous filmmaker made headlines after collaborating with his wife on the hit film, Barbie, which earned eight Oscar nominations (including Best Picture).
What does surprise us, though, is the fact that Baumbach was initially so turned off by the idea that he tried to get out of working on the film. During a special Q&A at the Writers Guild of America West headquarters, he said, “I thought it was a terrible idea, and Greta signed me up for it, I was just like, 'I don’t see how this is going to be good at all.' I kind of blocked it for a while and every time she’d bring it up, I’d be like, ‘You’ve gotta get us out of this.’”
Fortunately, Baumbach had a change of heart when Gerwig drafted a few pages of the script. “It was Barbie waking up in her Dreamhouse and coming out to her backyard and meeting somebody who was sick and dying,” Baumbach explained. “I read these pages and I thought, ‘I understand now what this is.’ The movie is about embracing your mortality and about the mess of it all, so it was exciting.”
This is just one of many projects the dynamic duo have worked on together. And now, we're curious to learn more about their lives behind the camera. For instance, how did Baumbach get his start in the film industry? And how did the couple meet? Keep reading for more details on Greta Gerwig's husband.