Barbie is coming to the big screen in just a few short days! The movie stars Margot Robbie as the world's most famous doll complete with pink corvette, Barbie Dream House, and of course Ken (Ryan Gosling). The viral marketing campaign has been running strong for months, the press tour has brought a barrage of Barbie costumes come to life, and the soundtrack has been rolling out banger after banger.
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Margot Robbie is the title star in Barbie, and her LuckyChap Entertainment company produced the movie. She had pay parity with Ryan Gosling, reportedly with each of the leads making $12.5 million for the film.
Ryan Gosling as Ken
Ryan Gosling stars as Ken in Barbie, and the Oscar winner says that his plastic man's life isn't all sunshine and rainbows.
"That Ken life is even harder than the Gray Man life, I think,” he previously told Entertainment Tonight. "Ken’s got no money, he’s got no job, he’s got no car, he’s got no house. He’s going through some stuff.”
Dame Helen Mirren as Narrator
Dame Helen Mirren will narrate the Barbie movie.
Simu Liu as Ken
Shang-Chi star Simu Liu won the role of another Ken thanks to his sweet dance moves, but that wasn't the challenging part of being a Barbie beau for him.
“Waxing has been an education to say the least,” Liu previously told The Independent. “It was one of the most painful experiences of my life. I have such a newfound admiration for the incredibly brave women who go through this on a monthly basis.”
Kingsley Ben-Adir as Ken
Kingsley Ben-Adir stars in The OA and the MCU's Secret Invasion. He's set to star as iconic singer Bob Marley in an upcoming biopic.
Ncuti Gatwa as Ken
Ncuti Gatwa, the newest Doctor of Doctor Who, will be one of the Kens in Barbie.
Will Ferrell as Toy Company CEO
Will Ferrell famously was a foil in The Lego Movie and will make an appearance in another toy-themed film with Barbie. Based on his poster, we have a feeling his character may mock former Vice President Mike Pence.
Dua Lipa as Barbie
Dua Lipa will appear as a mermaid Barbie.
Alexandra Shipp as Barbie
Alexandra Shipp, best known as Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse and X-Men: Dark Phoenix, will be a celebrated author Barbie in Barbie.
Emma Mackey as Barbiee,
Emma Mackey of Death on the Nile will be in Barbie as a Nobel Prize-winning physicist Barbie.
Nicola Coughlan as Barbie
Nicola Coughlan plays fan-favorite character Penelope in Bridgerton and also starred in Derry Girls. In Barbie, she plays a diplomat Barbie.
Kate McKinnon as Barbie
Kate McKinnon will reunite with Bombshell co-star Robbie in Barbie. In Barbie, her character is described as "always in the splits."
The gorgeous and hilarious Insecure alum Issa Rae will appear in Barbie. Her Barbie character is the President. We should be so lucky.
Michael Cera as Allan
Michael Cera is no stranger to toy-themed movies, having previously voiced Robin in The Lego Batman Movie. In Barbie, he plays Allan. There's only one Allan!
America Ferrera as a Human
America Ferrera goes from Superstore to human in Barbie.
Emerald Fennell as Midge
Promising Young Woman writer Emerald Fennell is Midge in Barbie. She previously played a young Camilla Parker-Bowles in The Crown.
Hari Nef as Barbie
Hari Nef appeared in And Just Like That... and gave one of the best auditions that Gerwig had ever seen for Barbie.
“I saw Hari’s audition tape for Barbie and just flipped out,” Gerwig previously told Vogue. “I ran into the producer’s office with a computer and pressed play and said, ‘That is it. That is our movie.’ She had a joyfulness and playfulness and twinkling intelligent humor, which was exactly the tone: knowing but not snarky, buoyant but not vapid.”
Nef's Barbie is a doctor.
Ritu Arya as Barbie
Ritu Arya praised Robbie's LuckyChap Entertainment for making the Barbie set enjoyable to work on.
"It felt like a really wonderful atmosphere. And that’s, you know, I guess down to them [LuckyChap]," Arya told Collider. "It felt easy and playful and supportive and light. Like, no hierarchy, just people having fun doing art. It was, I think, a testament to them. A really, really beautiful experience.”
Arya's Barbie has a Pulitzer.
Ariana Greenblatt as a Human
Ariana Greenblatt, who had a star turn in Avengers: Infinity War as a young Gamora and followed it with In the Heights, is part of the Barbie cast.
Scott Evans as Ken
Scott Evans—brother to Captain America star and Sexiest Man Alive Chris Evans—will star as a Ken in Barbie. He previously starred as cop Oliver Fish in One Life to Live.
Ana Cruz Kayne as Barbie
Actress Ana Cruz Kayne, who previously starred in Painkiller and Another Earth, is part of the stellar Barbie cast as a Supreme Court Justice Barbie.
Jamie Demetriou as a Human
British comedian and actor Jamie Demetriou—brother to What We Do In the Shadows star Natasia Demetriou—is in Barbie as a suit.
Sharon Rooney as Barbie
Scottish actress Sharon Rooney, previously seen as Miss Atlantis in Dumbo, appears in Barbie as a lawyer Barbie.
Rhea Perlman and John Cena will also appear in the film, though their roles haven't yet been revealed.
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What will Barbie 2023 be about?
Penned by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, the Barbie storyline has been kept under wraps. The movie's IMDb notes that the plot is, "A doll living in 'Barbieland' is expelled for not being perfect enough and sets off on an adventure in the real world."
Another theory suggests that Barbie and Ken go into the "real world," where Barbie is disgusted with the sexism and misogyny she finds there and wants to return to her idyllic plastic paradise—but Ken likes the real world and is conflicted over his desire to stay there and his desire to be with the woman he loves (obviously Barbie).
The official log line for the film states, "To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken."