Barbie Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

A Barbie doll living in Barbieland is expelled from the world for not being perfect enough, too eccentric and not fitting the usual mold. She goes on an adventure in the real world and by the time she returns to Barbieland to save it, she has gained the realization that perfection comes on the inside, not the outside, and that the key to happiness is belief in oneself.

Cited as paraphrased plot formulation from deadline.com

Comedy Based on Toy

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  Margot Robbie

  ... Barbie

  Wuthering Heights, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

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  Ryan Gosling

  ... Ken

  Project Hail Mary, Star Wars: Starfighter

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  America Ferrera

  The Cat in the Hat, The Lost Bus

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  Kate McKinnon

  The Roses, Ferdinand

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  Ariana Greenblatt

  Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, 65

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  America Ferrara

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  Simu Liu

  Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Secret Wars

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  Will Ferrell

  Daddy's Home, Despicable Me 4

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  Emma Mackey

  Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, Ella McCay

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  Alexandra Shipp

  Forbidden Fruits, Anyone But You

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  Issa Rae

  The Hate U Give, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

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  Michael Cera

  The Running Man, The Phoenician Scheme

Who is making Barbie – Crew List

A look at Barbie behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Greta Gerwig last helmed Little Women and Lady Bird. The film's writer Greta Gerwig last penned Little Women and Lady Bird.

Director

Greta Gerwig

Screenwriters

Greta Gerwig
Noah Baumbach

Producers

Laurie MacDonald
Walter F. Parkes
Amy Pascal
Marc Resteghnini
Margot Robbie

Production – What we know about the Barbie

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Key Facts

• Will Ferrell is playing the CEO of a toy company that may or not be Mattel (4/11/2022).
• Greta Gerwig has signed on to direct the film (7/10/2021).
• Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are on-board to write the script for Warner Bros and Mattel (7/15/19).
• “Playing with Barbie promotes confidence, curiosity and communication throughout a child’s journey to self-discovery," Margot Robbie told USA TODAY (1/8/2019). "Over the brand’s almost 60 years, Barbie has empowered kids to imagine themselves in aspirational roles from a princess to president. I’m so honored to take on this role and produce a film that I believe will have a tremendously positive impact on children and audiences worldwide."
• The film rights have lapsed with Sony so Mattel is shopping the rights (Variety, 10/3/18). Margot Robbie is in talks to star and produce.
• Amy Schumer has parted ways with Sony’s live-action Barbie over a scheduling conflict, Variety has learned (3/23/17).
• This will be a fish-out-of-water story reminiscent of films like Splash, Enchanted and Big (Deadline.com, 12/2/16).
• The film will exploit Barbie’s evolution into dolls of different sizes and shapes (Deadline.com, 12/2/16).
• This will be a live-action PG-rated film (Deadline.com, 12/2/16).
• Based on the Mattel toy line.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2023

Completed

Changed Barbie movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Dec 2022

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2022

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Jul 2021

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Set to start shooting early 2022 at Leavesden Studios in London.

Oct 2018

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Mar 2017

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Expected to start production this summer on June 23rd.

Dec 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Amy Schumer is in negotiations to play the title role and do a rewrite on the script. Looking at a spring 2017 start date with a summer 2018 tentpole bow eyed.

Apr 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Now set-up at Sony Pictures - previously set up at Universal in September 2009.

Sep 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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