On 5 April 2023, noises were made online about the latest movie that is about to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie’s Twitter account racked up 29.9 million views on the platform alone.
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The Basics
Barbie the Movie is expected to hit the theatres on July 21st directed by Greta Gerwig (actress, playwright, screenwriter and director). Through IMDB, the movie description talks about, a “full-on existential crisis”. The movie’s genre is adventure, comedy and fantasy. Rest assured parents as it is rated as PG13 by Motion Picture Association (MPAA) rating. The length of the movie is 100 minutes.
Apart from the fact that this movie is a live-action of Barbie dolls, the celebrity casts are also one of the factors that intrigued the general public. Let’s have a look at some of the big names that join in the making of the movie.
The Barbies
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Margot Robbie, a blockbuster actress who is famously known for playing Harley Quinn, is the main Barbie. This Australian actress was once placed as one of the highest-paid actresses by Forbes in 2019. To date, she has many blockbuster movies under her belt.
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This Albanian singer is a Mermaid Barbie. She is famous worldwide for her hit songs such as New Rules, Levitating and so on. Well, we sure hope to hear her beautiful mezzo-soprano voice in this movie!
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This actress was famous for her roles in other comedy-based movies such as Ted 2, Finding Dory, and Ghostbusters playing the weird Barbie. Despite the fact that she’s always been a comedian, McKinnon is actually a good singer. Really.
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Mackey will be playing the physicist Barbie in the movie. She was famous for her role as Maeve Wiley in Netflix’s series Sex Education. I’m glad to see Emma Mackey as a brunette here since fans have been asking whether she and Margot Robbie are siblings. Their resemblance can be very uncanny!
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This first openly transgender model will be playing a doctor Barbie. One of her famous works to date is Blythe in Netflix’s You series.
The Kens and Allan
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This Canadian actor is playing Ken (well, among other Kens). Ever since the news of this movie’s release hit the internet, some were dissatisfied. The dissatisfactions were mainly in regard to his age (seriously people? Ageism much?). Maybe they should remember the fact that this 42-year-old male actor has accrued a gross amount of 1.9 billion dollars worldwide through his box office.
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The other Ken, Simu Liu, is no stranger to Hollywood. You might have seen him in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Well, if not, you probably saw him in a convenience store somewhere in Toronto. Get it?
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Evans… That name sounds familiar. Yes, he is Chris Evans’s younger brother. He’s mostly known for his role in ABC’s soap opera, One Life to Live. You might also have seen him in Netflix’s Grace and Frankie.
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Ah… another Hollywood senior actor. Cera has been active in the industry since 1999. One of his famous works includes Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Despite being nicked as ‘the king of the awkward’ by Buzzfeed, I sure hope that in this movie, he delivers more than just that.
The Ones You Wish to Happen but Nope!
The recreations of Barbie movie posters have left some fans confused as to whether or not their favourite artists are starring in this movie.
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Well, if you see any of your favourite artists here, chances are they aren’t a part of the movie (but one or two of them are rumoured to be working on the music). So, Thank You, Next!
