Margot Robbie, Dua Lipa, Ryan Gosling: The complete cast of 'Barbie' revealed

Life in plastic - it's fantastic

After much speculation, it has been confirmed that Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's upcoming Barbie movie will feature a plethora of Ken and Barbie variations. Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ncuti Gatwa, and Scott Evans are set to play different versions of Ken, while Dua Lipa, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Kate McKinnon, Hari Nef, and others will portray various types of Barbie. In a humorous twist, each of the Barbie actors will depict a unique profession, while the Ken actors will all play the same character.

The newly released character posters also reveal that Helen Mirren will serve as the film's narrator, with Will Ferrell playing a Mattel CEO and Michael Cera as Allan. Although the plot of the Barbie movie has been kept under wraps, it is believed to follow Robbie and Gosling's characters as they navigate the real world after stumbling out of their fantastical world. The duo gained attention last year after filming Barbie scenes around Venice Beach.

“I can’t tell you how mortified we were, by the way,” said Robbie while in conversation with Jimmy Fallon about the viral attention those photos received on social media. “We look like we’re like laughing and having fun, but we’re dying on the inside. Dying. I was like, this is the most humiliating moment of my life.”

When asked if she ever thought that the pictures would become such a huge deal, the Babylon star said, “No! I mean, I knew that we had some exteriors to shoot in L.A. I knew once you were doing exteriors, you’re gonna get papped. There’s probably going to be a little crowd of people who are going to take notice because, you know, we stand out a little bit in those outfits. So I knew there was going to be a little bit of attention, and probably some photos would get out there, but not like it did.”

Without further ado, here is a complete list of who's playing whom in Barbie.

Margot Robbie

Ryan Gosling

Emma Mackey

Dua Lipa

Will Ferrell

Helen Mirren

Michael Cera

Hari Nef

Kingsley Ben-Adir

Connor Swindells

Emerald Fennell

Issa Rae

Simu Liu

Nicola Coughlan

Ritu Arya

Sharon Rooney

Ncuti Gatwa

Kate McKinnon

Scott Evans

Jamie Demetriou

Alexandra Shipp

Ariana Greenblatt

America Ferrera

Ana Cruz Kayne

As expected, fans everywhere are extremely excited, given the surprise reveals. A global wave of anticipation is palpable. Thus, many took to Twitter to pen their thoughts.

"She's coming!" stated one user, apologizing in advance for the person they'll become once the movie is out.

SHES COMING #Barbie pic.twitter.com/jKvzSQj7cb

— jacky (@shdyside) April 4, 2023

 

It's also led to many Twitter users utilizing the Barbie poster template to add in non-cast members - for the memes, of course.

drive with #Barbie ♡ pic.twitter.com/BEdPdVZLaL

— َ (@dollfolder) April 5, 2023

barbie, eat your heart out pic.twitter.com/d2Cqjoxz5b

— shivers (@thecroakerqueen) April 5, 2023

The project will be released nationwide on July 21 by Warner Bros. With the complete cast now revealed, fans can look forward to discovering the creative twists and turns that the movie has in store.

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