On July 21st, 2023, a new barbie movie will be coming to theaters. The main characters of the movie are Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. 

     The film is about a doll living in Barbieland, and is exiled for not being perfect enough to fit the standards. She then goes on an adventure to the real world and has a realization that true perfection is portrayed on the inside and not the outside and that the key to being genuinely happy is believing in yourself. 

     This will be a live action PG film directed by Greta Gerwig. 

     The movie is based on the children’s toy, “Barbie Dolls” which were created in 1959, by the Mattel company. Barbies were originally created by Ruth Handler, using the German doll name “Bild Lilli” as her inspiration. 

    Barbie has various movies and shows already out including, “Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse” that is currently shown on Netflix. 

    More cast members of this upcoming movie include, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Simu Lu, Will Ferrell, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Issa Rae and Michael Cera. 

    Before filming started, Ryan Gosling was not sure he wanted to play the part of ken. It was not until he was in his backyard, thinking about the decision, that he found a Ken doll face down in the dirt next to a squished lemon. He then took a photo, sent it to Gerwig, and said, “I shall be your Ken. For his story must be told,” he claims in a previous interview. 

   There is not yet a trailer for this movie, but a few initial stills have been released by Warner Brothers. 

Gulf Breeze High School junior Kiera DeCesare says she is, “excited to see her favorite childhood toy get a movie.”

   During her cover interview for British Vouges August 2021 issue, Robbie states that creating a live action barbie film “comes with a lot of baggage” and “a lot of nostalgic connections.” 

   Robbie took over the part of Barbie from another actress, Amy Schumer. “They definitely did not want to do it the way I wanted to do it. The only way I was interested in doing it.” Schumer told The Hollywood Reporter. 

   Also, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2020, Robbie says the new movie “will be the type of thing you didn’t know you needed but are glad you have.” 

   Overall, the cast, critics and viewers are so excited for this live action film to finally air in theaters next year. 

Additional knowledge:

Barbie Teaser Trailer (2023) – YouTube