Barbie (film)

Upcoming film by Greta GerwigTemplate:SHORTDESC:Upcoming film by Greta Gerwig

* Greta Gerwig
* Noah Baumbach
* Margot Robbie
* Tom Ackerley
* Robbie Brenner
* David Heyman
* Margot Robbie
* Ryan Gosling
* LuckyChap Entertainment
* Mattel Films
* Heyday Films
* July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)
* United States
* United Kingdom

***Barbie*** is an upcoming romantic comedy film based on the eponymous toyline by Mattel and directed by Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the screenplay with Noah Baumbach. It is the first live-action film based on the fashion doll after a series of animated films and television series. The film stars Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling.

Development for the film originally began in 2014 at Sony Pictures. Following multiple writer and director changes and the casting of two different actresses to play the title character, Sony's option expired, and the rights were transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures. Robbie was cast in 2019 and also serves as a producer under LuckyChap Entertainment alongside Mattel Films and Heyday Films. Gerwig was confirmed as director and co-writer with Baumbach in 2021. Principal photography began in March 2022 at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in England.

*Barbie* is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 21, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

## Cast

Ryan Gosling at the 2018 San Sebastián International Film Festival in San Sebastián, Spain.

* Margot Robbie as Barbie
* Ryan Gosling as Ken
* America Ferrera
* Simu Liu as another Ken
* Kate McKinnon
* Ariana Greenblatt
* Alexandra Shipp
* Emma Mackey
* Kingsley Ben-Adir
* Issa Rae as another Barbie
* Michael Cera
* Rhea Perlman
* Will Ferrell as the CEO of Mattel
* Ncuti Gatwa as another Ken
* Emerald Fennell
* Hari Nef as another Barbie
* Sharon Rooney
* Scott Evans
* Ana Cruz Kayne
* Connor Swindells
* Ritu Arya
* Jamie Demetriou
* Marisa Abela

## Production

Development of a film based on the *Barbie* toy line began in September 2009, when it was announced that Mattel had signed a partnership to develop the movie with Universal Pictures and with Laurence Mark as producer, but this did not materialise. In April 2014, Mattel teamed with Sony Pictures to produce the project, which would have Jenny Bicks writing the screenplay and Laurie Macdonald and Walter F. Parkes producing through their Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation banner. Filming at the time was anticipated to begin by the end of the year. In March 2015, Diablo Cody was brought onto the project to rewrite the screenplay, and Amy Pascal joined the producing team. Sony would again have rewrites done to the screenplay later that year, hiring Lindsey Beer, Bert V. Royal and Hillary Winston to write drafts.

In December 2016, Amy Schumer entered negotiations to star in the title role, with the Winston screenplay being used that would be rewritten by Winston and her sister Kim Caramele. In March 2017, due to scheduling conflicts with the planned June 2017 filming start, Schumer exited negotiations. In July 2017, Anne Hathaway began circling the title role, with Sony hiring Olivia Milch to rewrite the screenplay and approaching Alethea Jones to direct as a means to interest Hathaway into signing on. Jones was attached to direct by March 2018. However, the expiration of Sony's option on the project in October 2018 and its transfer to Warner Bros. Pictures would see the departures of Hathaway, Jones, Macdonald, Parkes, and Pascal. Margot Robbie would enter early talks for the role, with Patty Jenkins briefly circling the director position. Robbie's casting was confirmed in July 2019, with Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach now penning the screenplay. Gerwig officially signed on to direct the film in July 2021. Robbie said the film's goal was to subvert expectations and give audiences "the thing you didn't know you wanted."

In October, Ryan Gosling entered final negotiations to play Ken in the film. Gosling and the rest of the cast were confirmed to star in the first half of 2022. Principal photography began in March 2022, at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in England. The costume designer is Jacqueline Durran, who previously collaborated with Gerwig on *Little Women* (2019).

## Release

The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on July 21, 2023, taking over the original release date of *Coyote vs. Acme*. It was previously set for June 2, 2017, May 12, 2017, June 29, 2018, August 8, 2018, and May 8, 2020.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach To Script Warner Bros' Live-Action *Barbie* Film (July 15, 2019).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ryan Gosling To Play Ken Opposite Margot Robbie In *Barbie* Movie From Warner Bros, LuckyChap & Mattel (October 22, 2021).
3. ↑ Kroll, Justin (February 9, 2022). America Ferrera Joins Margot Robbie In *Barbie* Movie From Warner Bros, Mattel And LuckyChap.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:Cite tweet
5. ↑ Simu Liu Joins Margot Robbie in Warner Bros.'s *Barbie* (Exclusive) (February 11, 2022).
6. ↑ *Barbie*: Kate McKinnon Latest To Join Margot Robbie In Warner Bros, Mattel And LuckChap Film (February 16, 2022).
7. ↑ Kroll, Justin (March 1, 2022). *Barbie*: Ariana Greenblatt Joins Margot Robbie In Warner Bros., Mattel And LuckyChap Pic.
8. ↑ Davis, Clayton (March 18, 2022). *Tick, Tick ... Boom!* Star Alexandra Shipp Joins Greta Gerwig's *Barbie* (Exclusive).
9. ↑ Clark, Rebekah (March 22, 2022). Emma Mackey Joins Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling In New *Barbie* Film.
10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 Kroll, Justin (April 15, 2022). *Barbie*: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Emerald Fennell, Scott Evans, Others, Rounding Out Cast Of Warner Bros. Mattel and LuckyChap Pic.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Template:Cite tweet
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Mandell, Andrea (April 14, 2022). Issa Rae and Michael Cera Join Cast of Margot Robbie's Upcoming Barbie Movie.
13. ↑ *Barbie*: Will Ferrell Latest To Join Margot Robbie In Warner Bros., Mattel And LuckyChap Film (April 11, 2022).
14. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (April 14, 2022). Margot Robbie's *Barbie* Casts *And Just Like That* Actor Hari Nef (Exclusive).
15. ↑ Grobar, Matt (July 5, 2022). Greta Gerwig's *Barbie* Adds *Industry* Actor Marisa Abela.
16. ↑ Graser, Michael Fleming,Marc (2009-09-23). Barbie’s a Living Doll at Universal Pictures with Big Screen Plans (en-US).
17. ↑ Sony Pictures Teams With Mattel To Fashion Film Franchise Based On Barbie Toyline (April 23, 2014).
18. ↑ Diablo Cody Set To Rewrite 'Barbie' (March 4, 2015).
19. ↑ 'Barbie' Movie: Sony Trying Three Poses With Three Scripts (December 15, 2015).
20. ↑ Amy Schumer Playing *Barbie* (December 2, 2016).
21. ↑ Amy Schumer Says Bye-Bye To *Barbie* (March 23, 2017).
22. ↑ Anne Hathaway Circling *Barbie* At Sony (July 24, 2017).
23. ↑ Female Directors Scorecard: Sony's *Barbie*, *Charlie's Angels* And More (March 23, 2018).
24. ↑ *Barbie* Zooming From Sony To Warner Bros; Margot Robbie In Early Talks (October 5, 2018).
25. ↑ Greta Gerwig to Direct *Barbie* With Margot Robbie, Filming to Start in 2022 (July 9, 2021).
26. ↑ Rose, Lacey (December 18, 2020). Margot Robbie and LuckyChap Partners Talk Their Producing Strategy: 'If It's Not a 'F\*\*\*, Yes,' It's a 'No*.*
27. ↑ UK shoot begins on Margot Robbie's *Barbie* (March 22, 2022).
28. ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (2022-06-28). Margot Robbie's Viral *Barbie* Costumes Are Created by Oscar-Winning *Little Women* Costume Designer (en-US).
29. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (April 26, 2022). Margot Robbie's *Barbie* Sets 2023 Release Date, Unveils First-Look Photo.
30. ↑ Chitwood, Adam (2015-08-05). *Bad Boys 3*: Release Dates Set for 2 Sequels, *Dark Tower* (en-US).
31. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2016-03-05). Sony Flush With 2017 Franchises With *The Dark Tower*, *Bad Boys 3*, *Barbie* & Maybe *MIB23* Slotted (en-US).
32. ↑ *Barbie* Release Date Set for Summer 2018 (2016-12-10).
33. ↑ Gallagher, Brian (2017-08-12). *Bad Boys 3* Delayed Indefinitely, *Silver and Black* Gets a New Release Date (en-US).
34. ↑ Sony Pushes *Barbie* Release Date to May 2020 (en-US) (2018-01-23).

## External links

* *Barbie* at IMDb**Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 36: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).**

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