Barbie: New pictures of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling on set
Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie has been drawing all our curiosity since production started in 2019. While several feature films and other animated TV series have already staged the universe of the iconic doll, this is the very first live-action production. It's a chance to meet the toy of our childhood in an ultra-real way, and it seems to be going well since the role for main actress has gone to Margot Robbie, an actress who has the same characteristic features of the doll (long blond hair, blue eyes, slim figure). The film is co-produced by Mattel Films, LuckyChap Entertainment, Warner Bros. and Margot Robbie's production company, and should start shooting this year. Until then, we take stock of everything we already know about it.
The casting
While there were first hesitations about the role of Barbie, between Amy Schumer and Anne Hathaway in particular, it is Australian actress Margot Robbie who will finally play the famous doll on the big screen. In an interview for Variety given in January 2019, she explained her decision: "Playing with Barbie promotes confidence, curiosity and communication throughout a child’s journey to self-discovery. Over the brand’s almost 60 years, Barbie has empowered kids to imagine themselves in aspirational roles from a princess to president"
And who better to play her than Ryan Gosling as her companion? The latter has indeed landed the role of Ken last October. But it is only recently that the rest of the cast was confirmed: Emma MacKey, the breakout star of the successful Netflix series Sex Education, should also hold a place of choice in the film. Will Ferrell also joins the team in the role of the boss of a toy company (the Hollywood Reporter already guesses Mattel, at the origin of Barbie dolls, behind this company). The cast also includes America Ferrera (Ugly Betty, Superstore), Issa Rae (Insecure), Alexandra Shipp (Tick, Tick... Boom!, X-Men: Apocalypse), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings), Hari Nef (And Just Like That..., You), Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) and Michael Cera (Juno, Gloria Bell).
The plot
After several years of reflection, it is Greta Gerwig who is taking over the direction of the film, which she will write with her partner Noah Baumbach. The talent of this duo no longer needs proving as it dominates the American independent cinema (Greta Gerwig is known for the direction of Lady Bird and the Little Women, which have earned him nominations for Oscars; as for Noah Baumbach, we owe him the incredible Marriage Story starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson in 2019), this choice suggests an adaptation far from the stereotypes to which the doll is usually entitled.
The plot will revolve around Barbie, ostracized and sent into the real world because she is considered imperfect, as The Hollywood Reporter points out. The film will follow her as a human, forced to integrate into this new reality and all that it implies (she will have to take on the body of a real woman and no longer that of a doll). Interviewed by British Vogue in 2021, Margot Robbie acknowledged that the film has a strong legacy. But the actress invites the audience to understand it as a totally different rewriting of the first stories made about her. And what's more, given that it is being made under the feminist vision of Greta Gerwig, the surprise promises to be all the greater. So what are we hoping for? A film that is as refreshing as it is relevant to the times.
The first images
The release date
The film will be released on July 21, 2023.
Translation by Anissa Agrama
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