WB has not only revealed that Barbie will be released in theaters on July 21, 2023, but it also shared a first look at Margot Robbie as a live-action version of the iconic toy from Mattel.
Shared at CinemaCon 2022, the live-action take on the beloved toy will hit theaters next year. In the first look image you can see below, we see Robbie’s Barbie with a big smile in a pink convertible.
Robbie will be joined by Ryan Gosling, who will play Ken, and Will Ferrell, who will reportedly play the CEO of a toy company.
Lady Bird and Little Woman director Greta Gerwig is directing the film and is a co-writer alongside Marriage Story’s Noah Baumbach.
In a past interview with British Vogue, Robbie said a project like this “comes with a lot of baggage! And a lot of nostalgic connections.”
“But with that come a lot of exciting ways to attack it,” Robbie added. “People generally hear ‘Barbie’ and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ’Oh, well, maybe I don’t…’”
Other cast members include Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, and America Ferrera.
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