Barbie Movie: Greta Gerwig Live-Action Movie Cast Including Margot Robbie, Release Date and Is There a Trailer

Now a new Barbie movie is on the horizon – and with the film starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie set to set, it’s a movie that promises to appeal to a wide audience of kids and adults alike.

Directed by Ladybird’s Greta Gerwig, here’s what we know about the Warner Bros. movie so far…

There’s no trailer available for The Barbie movie yet – however, fans got their first glimpse of Margot Robbie as Barbie at CinemaCon.

A first look image has been shared of Robbie sitting in Barbie’s iconic pink Chevrolet Corvette convertible, smiling and wearing a polka dot headband.

Alongside Margot Robbie, the Barbie movie is set to feature The Notebook star Ryan Gosling, Elf’s Will Ferrell, Ugly Betty America star Ferrera, Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings actor Simu Liu, the Insecure star Issa Rae, Superbad actor Michael Cera and Ghostbusters star Kate McKinnon.

But Margot Robbie wasn’t the first actress chosen for Barbie – Amy Schumer was initially cast but had to quit after scheduling conflicts.

Anne Hathaway was then given the role, but there were delays and the film never started, leading to Robbie being nominated.

The Barbie movie is directed by Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the screenplay with her partner Noah Baumbach.

Robbie via LuckyChap with Tom Ackerley; Mattel’s Robbie Brenner; and David Heyman for Heyday Films are all producers on the film, while LuckyChap’s Josey McNamara and Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz are executive producers.

In an interview, Margot Robbie hinted that the Barbie movie could subvert expectations for what people typically associate with the iconic toy, which has undergone a feminist makeover in recent years.

Robbie said: “People usually hear ‘Barbie’ and think, ‘I know what this movie is going to be,’ and then they hear Greta Gerwig writing it and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I do not know.'”

Warner Bros tweeted saying the movie will hit theaters on July 21, 2023.

Margot Robbie’s screen breakthrough came with The Wolf of Wall Street, where Robbie starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.

Robbie also played Olympic skater Tonya Harding in 2017’s I, Tonya, and also starred as DC Comics villain Harley Quinn.

She has earned nominations for two Oscars, three Golden Globe Awards and five British Academy Film Awards.