Playmate instead of Barbie: Will Margot Robbie soon become this erotic star?

Los Angeles -Margot Robbie (34) finally reached the Hollywood Olympus with her role as "Barbie" . The film of the same name became an international box office hit and earned the Australian her third Oscar nomination. Now she is set to become the "living Barbie" once again, but not in a sequel, but as the actress of a legendary erotic star!

Designer Pol' Atteu and TV producer Patrik Simpson are currently planning a film about the famous Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith (†39). "Pol always joked that Anna was the living Barbie," Simpson told The Sun.

"So who better to play her than Margot?" the producer asked rhetorically. "We've got our eye on Margot and I think she's our Anna Nicole."

There are currently no other candidates for the role of the model, who died in 2007. The producer had already met Robbie: "After we had seen the Barbie film and met Margot at the premiere, I knew immediately: that's our Anna."

"The way she embodied Barbie" would make the 34-year-old the perfect cast, enthused the American. "When we met her, we just felt something magical," said fashion designer Pol' Atteu.

Anna Nicole Smith rose to fame in the 90s as a model, actress, Playmate of the Year (1993) and wife of the then 89-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall.

She died at the age of 39 on February 8, 2007 on her way to hospital. Only a few months earlier, her younger son had been born and her older son had died of a drug overdose. It later transpired that an overdose of various drugs was the cause of Smith's premature death.

"Anna was our best friend. Best friends have secrets, and we promised Anna we would keep those secrets," said Simpson.

It is not yet known whether Margot Robbie has officially signed on for the role.