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Barbie is a 2023 American fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig from a screenplay she wrote with Noah Baumbach. Based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel, the film is the first live-action Barbie film after many computer-animated direct-to-video and streaming television films. The film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, respectively, alongside an ensemble supporting cast that includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.

Synopsis[]

The film follows Barbie and Ken on a journey of self-discovery following an existential crisis. Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence. She decides to leave Barbieland, a matriarchal society where women are self-confident, self-sufficient, and successful, and explore the real world. Along the way, she meets different versions of herself and learns about the diversity and complexity of humanity. She also realizes that she has feelings for Ken, who follows her on her adventure.

Cast[]

  • Margot Robbie as Barbie, often referred to as "Stereotypical Barbie"
  • Different variations of Barbie played by:
    • Kate McKinnon as Weird Barbie
    • Issa Rae as President Barbie
    • Alexandra Shipp as Writer Barbie
    • Emma Mackey as Physicist Barbie
    • Hari Nef as Dr. Barbie
    • Sharon Rooney as Lawyer Barbie
    • Ana Cruz Kayne as Judge Barbie
    • Ritu Arya as Journalist Barbie
    • Dua Lipa as the Mermaid Barbies
    • Nicola Coughlan as Diplomat Barbie
    • Mette Narrative as Barbie Video Girl
    • Marisa Abela as Teen Talk Barbie
    • Lucy Boynton as Proust Barbie
  • Ryan Gosling as Ken, often referred to as "Beach Ken"
  • Different variations of Ken played by:
    • Simu Liu as Tourist Ken
    • Kingsley Ben-Adir as Basketball Ken
    • Scott Evans as Stereotypical Ken
    • Ncuti Gatwa as Artist Ken
    • John Cena as Kenmaid, a merman Ken
    • Rob Brydon as Sugar Daddy Ken
    • Tom Stourton as Earring Magic Ken
  • America Ferrera as Gloria, a Mattel employee who helps Barbie in the real world
  • Michael Cera as Allan
  • Ariana Greenblatt as Sasha, Gloria's daughter
    • Genvieve Toussaint as young Sasha
  • Rhea Perlman as the spirit of Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel
  • Helen Mirren as the narrator
  • Will Ferrell as the CEO of Mattel
  • Connor Swindells as Aaron Dinkins, a Mattel employee
  • Jamie Demetriou as the CFO of Mattel
  • Emerald Fennell as Midge
  • Erica Ford as Skipper
    • Hannah Khalique-Brown as "Growing Up" Skipper
  • Ann Roth as the woman on the bench
  • Ryan Piers Williams as Gloria's husband

Production[]

The film was announced in September 2009 by Universal Pictures with Laurence Mark producing. Development began in April 2014, when Sony Pictures acquired the film rights. Following multiple writer and director changes and the casting of Amy Schumer and later Anne Hathaway as Barbie, the rights were transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures in October 2018. Robbie was cast in 2019, and Gerwig was announced as director and co-writer with Baumbach in 2021. The rest of the cast were announced in early 2022. Filming took place primarily at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, and Universal Studios, Elstree, in England, and on the Venice Beach Skatepark in Los Angeles from March to July 2022.

Release[]

Barbie premiered at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 9, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 21, by Warner Bros. Pictures (North American rights), and Universal Pictures (International rights). Its simultaneous release with Universal's Oppenheimer led to the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon on social media, which encouraged audiences to see both films as a double feature. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $852 million worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2023.

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