The Hollywood epic sees Chazelle embrace an aesthetic of decadence and depravity to showcase the outrageous excess of 1920s Hollywood, as the industry transitions from silent pictures to the talkies. Robbie leads the film as fiery “It” girl Nellie LaRoy, a character inspired by the real-life Clara Bow.

Margot Robbie appeared on the “Talking Pictures” podcast and expressed her continued bafflement over moviegoers hating “Babylon,” her infamous 2022 box office flop co-starring Brad Pitt. Directed by “La La Land” Oscar winner Damian Chazelle,

I love it,” Robbie said. “I know I am biased because I am very close to the project and I obviously believe in it, but I still can’t figure out why people hated it.”

Damien Chazelle’s 2022 historical dramedy “Babylon” is one of the most notorious box office bombs of the past few years, and has become a symbol of excessive Hollywood spending in the years before the contraction that’s happening now.

Margot Robbie doesn't understand the negative discourse surrounding her 2022 film Babylon. On Tuesday's episode of the Talking Pictures podcast, host Ben Mankiewicz questioned why the Damien Chazelle-directed movie is considered a "public failure.

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Margot Robbie is waiting for the world to catch up on Babylon. On a recent episode of the Talking Pictures podcast, host Ben Mankiewicz told Robbie he kept wondering, “Why don’t people like this movie?

Margot Robbie calls Babylon our generation's Fight Club—misunderstood now but destined for cult status. Could time prove her right?

Margot Robbie is still perplexed why Babylon didn’t get a good reception from moviegoers. Damien Chazelle’s 2022 film also starred Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li. With an estimated budget of $80 million,

Margot Robbie "can't figure out why" audiences disliked her 2022 movie Babylon. In Damien Chazelle's film, the Australian star played Nellie LaRoy, an actress who struggles to navigate the switch from silent movies to talkies in the 1920s.