Barbie film required so much pink paint it contributed to worldwide shortage

The film's production designer Sarah Greenwood says the world ran out of pink' during construction of Barbieland and lifesize versions of the doll's Dreamhouse

Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie film required so much pink paint during construction that it wiped out an entire company's global supply.

Speaking to Architectural Digest, Gerwig and the film's production designer Sarah Greenwood, spoke about the construction of Barbieland, which is almost entirely fluorescent pink, from the lifesize versions of the doll's famous Dreamhouse" to the roads and lamp-posts.