Barbie (movie)

***Barbie*** is a 2023 American fantasy comedy movie directed by Greta Gerwig. The movie is based on the popular Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel and is inspired by the book "Reviving Ophelia" by Mary Pipher. It is the first live-action Barbie movie, featuring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, along with a talented supporting cast. The movie is about Barbie and Ken travelling to the real world in Los Angeles after Barbie suffers from an existential crisis.

## Cast

- Margot Robbie as Barbie, often referred to as "Stereotypical Barbie"
- Main variations of Barbie played by:
    - Issa Rae as President Barbie
    - Kate McKinnon as Weird Barbie
    - Alexandra Shipp as Writer Barbie
    - Emma Mackey as Physicist Barbie
    - Hari Nef as Dr. Barbie
    - Sharon Rooney as Lawyer Barbie
    - Ana Cruz Kayne as Judge Barbie
    - Ritu Arya as Journalist Barbie
    - Dua Lipa as Mermaid Barbie
    - Nicola Coughlan as Diplomat Barbie
- Ryan Gosling as Ken, often referred to as "Beach Ken"
- Main variations of Ken played by:
    - Simu Liu as Tourist Ken/"Rival Ken"
    - Kingsley Ben-Adir as Basketball Ken
    - Ncuti Gatwa as Artist Ken
    - Scott Evans as Stereotypical Ken
    - John Cena as Kenmaid, a merman Ken
- America Ferrera as Gloria, a Mattel employee who helps Barbie in the real world
- Ariana Greenblatt as Sasha, Gloria's daughter
- Rhea Perlman as Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel
- Helen Mirren as the narrator
- Will Ferrell as the CEO of Mattel
- Michael Cera as Allan
- Connor Swindells as Aaron Dinkins, a low-level Mattel employee
- Jamie Demetriou as the CFO of Mattel
- Emerald Fennell as Midge
- Asim Chaudhry as a Mattel warehouse employee
- Ray Fearon as Dan at the FBI
- Erica Ford as Skipper
- Hannah Khalique-Brown as "Growing Up" Skipper
- Mette Narrative as Barbie Video Girl
- Marisa Abela as Teen Talk Barbie
- Lucy Boynton as Proust Barbie
- Rob Brydon as Sugar Daddy Ken
- Tom Stourton as Earring Magic Ken
- Ann Roth as the woman on the bench
- Annie Mumolo as Anxiety Mom
- Lauren Holt as Time Mom
- Ryan Piers Williams as El Esposo de Gloria (Gloria's husband)

## Filming

The movie's development began in 2014 when Sony Pictures acquired the rights, but it went through various changes in writers, directors, and casting. Eventually, Warner Bros. Pictures took over the project in 2018, with Margot Robbie attached as the star and producer. Greta Gerwig was confirmed as the director and co-writer with Noah Baumbach in 2021. The filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios in England from March to July 2022.

## Release

_Barbie_ premiered at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 9, 2023. It was released in the United States on July 21 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The movie was released the same day as _Oppenheimer_, a biographical thriller movie directed by Christopher Nolan. Since both movies are from opposite genres and are being released on the same day, the term "Barbenheimer" describes this and has become an internet meme.

The movie crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide on August 6, 2023, making it the first movie by a solo female director to do so. _Barbie_ became the highest-grossing live-action-comedy movie of all time.

## Possible sequel

In December 2024, Warner Bros. confirmed that a second film is in early development.

## Infobox (film)

- **image**: Barbie (2023 movie logo).png
- **caption**: Movie logo
- **director**: Greta Gerwig
- **cinematography**: Rodrigo Prieto
- **editing**: Nick Houy
- **distributor**: Warner Bros. Pictures
- **runtime**: 114 minutes
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **budget**: $100 million
- **gross**: $1.447 billion