That said, here’s everything we do know about the upcoming Barbie movie, including release date, some cast members, a teaser trailer and more. Warner Bros.
When is the Barbie movie release date?
Barbie will be released on July 21, 2023.
Who is in the Barbie movie cast?
The Barbie cast includes:
Margot Robbie as Barbie
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. Warner Bros.
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. Warner Bros. “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.”
Simu Liu as another 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. Warner Bros. “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 another 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. Warner Bros.
Ncuti Gatwa as another 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.
Alexandra Shipp as another Barbie
Alexandra Shipp, best known as Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse and X-Men: Dark Phoenix, will be one of the many Barbie dolls in Barbie. There will be multiple Barbies and Kens in the film, though the exact characters have yet to be revealed publicly for much of the cast. Other cast members whose roles are not yet public include:
Rhea Perlman
Cheers alum Rhea Perlman will appear in Barbie.
Emma Mackey
Emma Mackey of Death on the Nile will be in Barbie.
Nicola Coughlan
Nicola Coughlan plays fan-favorite character Penelope in Bridgerton and also starred in Derry Girls.
Kate McKinnon
Kate McKinnon will reunite with Bombshell co-star Robbie in Barbie.
Issa Rae
The gorgeous Insecure alum Issa Rae will appear in Barbie. Warner Bros.
Michael Cera
Michael Cera is no stranger to toy-themed movies, having previously voiced Robin in The Lego Batman Movie.
America Ferrera
America Ferrera goes from Superstore to Barbie.
Emerald Fennell
Promising Young Woman writer Emerald Fennell previously played a young Camilla Parker-Bowles in The Crown.
Hari Nef
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.”
Ritu Arya
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.”
Ariana Greenblatt
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
Scott Evans—brother to Captain America star and Sexiest Man Alive Chris Evans—will star in Barbie. He previously starred as cop Oliver Fish in One Life to Live.
Ana Cruz Kayne
Actress Ana Cruz Kayne, who previously starred in Painkiller and Another Earth, is part of the stellar Barbie cast.
Jamie Demetriou
British comedian and actor Jamie Demetriou—brother to What We Do In the Shadows star Natasia Demetriou—is in Barbie.
Marisa Abela
Industry star Marisa Abela is part of Barbie’s ensemble cast.
Sharon Rooney
Scottish actress Sharon Rooney, previously seen as Miss Atlantis in Dumbo, appears in Barbie.
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).
Is there a Barbie trailer?
A teaser trailer for Barbie dropped on Dec. 16, 2022. In it, we see young girls abandoning their baby dolls when the first iteration of the classic Barbie emerges in her trademark black and white striped swimsuit and white sunglasses. Robbie pushes her sunglasses down and winks at the girls. We then see the briefest flashes of Gosling as Ken along with glimpses of other Kens in lifeboats ready to fight, as well as other Mattel gals in Barbie pink, a pink dreamland full of Barbie pink dreamhouses. There are snippets of Liu and Robbie each doing choreographed dance moves with big groups. Next, check out romcoms with fierce female leads.
