A live-action Barbie movie is arriving this summer after 21 years. The film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is being billed as a feminist take on the 1950s Mattel doll, and director Greta Gerwig, who has made feminist films like Lady Bird and Little Women, seems likely to deliver.
A trailer showed Barbie and Ken’s voyage into the “Real World” after Barbie is expelled from Barbie Land due to her faults. A succession of individual cast posters confirmed rumors that the film will contain many Barbie and Ken versions in addition to Robbie and Gosling.
The film’s soundtrack features Haim, Ice Spice, Tame Impala, Dua Lipa, and Ryan Gosling, as well as the film’s star-studded ensemble. Read on for everything you need to know about the live-action adaptation of Barbie, including when we can expect it to land and who else will star.
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Is There A Trailer For The Barbie Film?
Yes! The complete trailer for Barbie was released on May 25th, and it looks AMAZING. Barbie loses her doll-like skills and travels to the real world with Ken, where they go rollerskating, get arrested, and learn about life outside of the dollhouse. More Barbie and Ken dolls are introduced, including Kate McKinnon’s ‘Strange Barbie’ and Will Ferrel’s.
Here is a tweet about the Barbie new trailer released. You can check it out:
An all-new trailer for #BarbieMovie has been released, featuring a first-listen for Nicki Minaj's new 'Barbie World' song pic.twitter.com/lubLFrfBAb
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 25, 2023
Fans got their first decent glimpse at the Barbie cast on April 4th, when we joined Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Barbie Land, along with a slew of other Barbies and Kens. There are famous dresses, stunning sets, and plenty of bubblegum pink. And our first teaser trailer arrived in December, giving fans their first look at Margot and Ryan in their roles as Barbie and Ken.
What Will Barbie Be About?
The Barbie tale, written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, has been kept under wraps. “A doll living in ‘Barbie land’ is expelled for not being perfect enough and sets off on an adventure in the real world.”
Another theory holds that Barbie and Ken visit the “real world,” where Barbie is disgusted by the sexism and misogyny she encounters and wishes to return to her idyllic plastic paradise—but Ken enjoys the real world and is conflicted between his desire to stay and his desire to be with the woman he loves.
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Barbie Movie Release Date
The first appearance of Barbie in a movie is scheduled for the 21st of July, 2023.
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#BARBIE
July 21, 2023
Only in theaters pic.twitter.com/mauCGpizD1— Warner Bros. Pictures (@wbpictures) April 26, 2022
The live-action film adaptation will be released in July 2019, according to Robbie, with Gerwig and Baumbach co-writing the script. Gerwig was later revealed as the project’s director.
The project had been in development at Sony since 2014, with Amy Schumer previously attached to star. Schumer left due to “scheduling conflicts” for her film I Feel Pretty, but later revealed that there were creative differences behind the scenes for Barbie’s vision.
Who Will Star In The Barbie Movie?
Margot Robbie will play one of the world’s most famous dolls. Meanwhile, Ryan Gosling will play one of Ken’s versions. Robbie and Gosling, however, will not be the only Barbies and Kens in town. Posters for the film have been revealed, displaying a wide range of different characters, including those performed by Dua Lipa and Simu Liu.
The posters also highlight the various vocations selected by the many barbies, like president (Issa Rae), lawyer (Sharon Rooney), and mermaid (Dua Lipa), among others. Helen Mirren has also joined the cast, as revealed by her poster, and will serve as narrator. The posters also show that Michael Cera and Emerald Fennell will play Alan and Midge, Ken and Barbie’s best friends.
The following cast members are set to appear in the Barbie movie:
- Margot Robbie as Barbie
- Ryan Gosling as Ken
- Will Ferrell as the CEO of the toy company
- Michael Cera as Allan
- Emerald Fennell As Midge
- Dua Lipa as Mermaid Barbie
- Issa Rae as President Barbie
- Jamie Demetriou as a toy company employee
- Helen Mirren as the narrator
- Connor Swindells as a toy company intern
- Emma Mackey as physicist Barbie
- Alexandra Shipp as writer Barbie
- Kate McKinnon as gymnast Barbie
- Ana Cruz Kayne as judge Barbie
- Ritu Arya as journalist Barbie
- Nicola Coughlan as diplomat Barbie
- Hari Nef as doctor Barbie
- Sharon Rooney as lawyer Barbie
- Simu Liu as a different Ken
- Scott Evans as a different Ken
- Ncuti Gatwa as a different Ken
- Kingsley Ben-Adir as a different Ken
John Cena (The Suicide Squad), Marisa Abela (Industry), America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), Ariana Greenblatt (Stuck in the Middle), and Rhea Perlman (Cheers) have also joined the cast in as-yet-undisclosed roles.
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