Barbie Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

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

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Barbie.

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  Margot Robbie

  ... Barbie

  A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, About Time

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  Ryan Gosling

  ... Ken

  The Notebook, Project Hail Mary

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  America Ferrera

  Elio, End of Watch

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  Kate McKinnon

  Masterminds, Office Christmas Party

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  Ariana Greenblatt

  Fear Street: The Prom Queen, Borderlands

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  America Ferrara

  The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

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  Simu Liu

  Last Breath, Arthur The King

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  Will Ferrell

  Daddy's Home, You’re Cordially Invited

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  Emma Mackey

  Ella McCay, Death on the Nile

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  Alexandra Shipp

  The Good Half, Endless

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  Issa Rae

  Little, The Photograph

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  Michael Cera

  The Phoenician Scheme, The Running Man

Crew Behind the Film

The Barbie behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Greta Gerwig last directed Little Women and Lady Bird. The film's writer Greta Gerwig last wrote 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 Details

What we know about the Barbie movie production.

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.

Production Updates for Barbie

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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