Margot Robbie, star and producer of the billion-dollar Barbie movie, was a bubblegum delight on her latest magazine cover.

The 33-year-old  fronted the Awards Line issue of Deadline, decked out in a frothy pink minidress that brought back memories of the 1960s.

Letting her signature blonde locks tumble over her shoulders in gentle waves, she showed off her shapely legs in a pinup pose and modeled a towering pair of stilettos.

Inside the magazine, Margot laid bare her ambitions to direct a movie of her own, after years of producing critically acclaimed content.

‘I really do want to direct,’ she said. ‘I’ve felt like I wanted to direct for about the last seven years. But I’ve always seen it as a privilege, not a right.’

Margot Robbie, star and producer of the billion-dollar Barbie movie (pictured), was a bubblegum delight on her latest magazine cover

The 33-year-old fronted the Awards Line issue of Deadline, decked out in a frothy pink mini that brought back memories of the 1960s

‘I really do want to direct,’ she said, adding: ‘I’ve felt like I wanted to direct for about the last seven years. But I’ve always seen it as a privilege, not a right’

Through her Lucky Chap production company, she has helped shepherd a variety of projects to the screen, including her rollercoaster 2017 dramedy I, Tonya.

Starring Margot as the disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding, the picture was showered with praise and netted a supporting actress Oscar for Allison Janney.

Since then, Lucky Chap has given the world both of Emerald Fennell’s movies, her debut Promising Young Woman and this year’s Saltburn.

However its most resounding success to date is Barbie, which proved to be a global juggernaut that crossed a billion dollars at the box office.

‘I’ve been slowly working towards the feeling that I’ve earned the right to direct,’ said Margot: ‘and I feel I’m getting close to that feeling now.’

She reflected: ‘It’s hard, too, because I’ve been so fortunate to work with so many amazing directors, and to learn from them. Often, when something comes to me, it’s like: “Wouldn’t it be great to act in that so I can watch them direct?”‘

Margot dished: ‘It’s funny how many directors ask me about the people I’ve worked with. They say: “Oh, does Scorsese pre-light and then rehearse?” Or: “Does Damien Chazelle plan the music before the scene?” You realize that directors never get to see how other directors work.”

Referring to her Barbie director Greta Gerwig and her The Wolf Of Wall Street director Martin Scorsese, she spilled: ‘I get to see exactly how Greta does rehearsals and how Marty blocks, or doesn’t. It’s such a gift to learn from all these directors firsthand. But I would really like to direct.’

Her latest magazine interview hit the internet the same day that it emerged her Barbie performance is up for a Screen Actors Guild Award for best lead actress

Margot laid bare her ambitions to direct a movie of her own, after years of producing critically acclaimed content including Barbie, which she is pictured in with Ryan Gosling