Escape the real world and head to Barbie Land, but don’t forget your roller blades! The new minute-and-a-half teaser trailer for Barbie gives us more of everything – more Barbies, more Kens, more Margot Robbie, and more Ryan Gosling.
Warner Bros Pictures’ trailer release was accompanied by a batch of character posters.
The cast is led by Oscar nominees Margot Robbie (Bombshell, I, Tonya) and Ryan Gosling (La La Land, Half Nelson) as Barbie and Ken. America Ferrera (Superstore), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live), Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Ariana Greenblatt (Avengers: Infinity War), Issa Rae (Insecure), Rhea Perlman (I’ll See You in My Dreams), and Will Ferrell (the Anchorman films) also star.
Additional stars include Ana Cruz Kayne (Little Women), Emma Mackey (Emily), Hari Nef (Assassination Nation), Alexandra Shipp (the X-Men films), Kingsley Ben-Adir (One Night in Miami), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education), Scott Evans (Grace and Frankie), Jamie Demetriou (Cruella), Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Sharon Rooney (Dumbo), Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton), Ritu Arya (The Umbrella Academy), Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Dua Lipa, and Oscar-winner Helen Mirren (The Queen).
Oscar nominee Greta Gerwig (Little Women, Lady Bird) co-wrote the screenplay with Oscar nominee Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story, The Squid and the Whale), based on Barbie by Mattel. Gerwig directed the feature film with Margot Robbie, David Heyman, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner producing. Michael Sharp, Josey McNamara, Ynon Kreiz, Courtenay Valenti, Toby Emmerich, and Cate Adams executive produce.
The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Rodrigo Prieto, production designer Sarah Greenwood, editor Nick Houy, costume designer Jacqueline Durran, visual effects supervisor Glen Pratt, music supervisor George Drakoulias, and composer Alexandre Desplat.
Warner Bros. Pictures has set a July 21, 2023 domestic theatrical release date.
