Greta Gerwig
Barbie Director, Lady Bird, Little Women
The New Lion Queen of Hollywood
Greta Gerwig directed the highest-grossing film by a solo female director in history — Barbie — and turned it into a feminist manifesto wrapped in pink. Her journey from mumblecore actress to Hollywood’s most bankable director-auteur is pure Leo: patient, ambitious, and ultimately unstoppable when she found her lane.
Leo Legacy
- Barbie: $1.44 billion worldwide — turned a toy commercial into social commentary
- Lady Bird: Oscar-nominated for Best Director — her debut as solo director
- Little Women: Critical masterpiece reinventing a classic for modern audiences
- Noah Baumbach collaborations: As actress/co-writer in Frances Ha and Mistress America
Gerwig’s Leo vision is specific and total — she sees exactly the film she wants and makes it.
“I think the most exciting thing you can do is surprise an audience.”