The first full length trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has dropped, and oh man, it’s a humdinger.
In under two minutes it not only introduces us to Barbie, Barbie, Ken, Barbie, Barbie, Ken, Barbie, Barbie, Ken, and Allan, and plants The Beach Boys’ Fun Fun Fun in our head for at least the next 24 hours, but it also seamlessly sets up a thrilling plot.
The packed cast, which includes Margot Robbie as Barbie, Ryan Gosling as Ken, and then stars such as Issa Rae, Sharon Rooney, Ritu Arya and Nicola Coughlan as a series of glamorous and supe-accomplished Barbies who all seem to live in a Barbie world.
Ken is competing for Barbie’s attention (with another Ken, of course), they are girlfriend and boyfriend, but not sure what that really means or what happens next. But then, Barbie is meeting the CEO of Mattel (Will Ferrell) and going on some sort of adventure in which she is joined by Ken (the Gosling one) and his roller blades, which he brings everywhere with him.
Then, along with the incredible clip, the makers of Barbie released several tweets introducing the full cast. Here’s who is going to be in it, and who they will play.
The Barbies
Meet our Barbies and Kens ✨#BarbieTheMovie pic.twitter.com/KO2pwszXNJ
— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023
Margot Robbie - Barbie is everything
Kingsley Ben-Adir - He’s Ken too
Hari Nef - This Barbie is a doctor
Meet more Barbies and Kens, and Allan… #BarbieTheMovie pic.twitter.com/ordXE57CVP
— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023
Ryan Gosling - He’s just Ken
Issa Rae - This Barbie is president
Simu Liu - He’s another Ken
— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023
Alexandra Shipp - This Barbie is a celebrated author
Ritu Arya - This Barbie has a Pulitzer
Michael Cera - There’s only one Allan
— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023
Kate McKinnon - This Barbie is always in the splits
Ncuti Gatwa - Ken again!
Nicola Coughlan - This Barbie is a diplomat
— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023
Scott Evans - You guessed it. He’s a Ken
Sharon Rooney - This Barbie is a lawyer
Emerald Fennell - She’s Midge
— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023
Emma Mackey - This Barbie has a Nobel Prize in physics
Dua Lipa - This Barbie is a mermaid
Ana Cruz Kayne - This Barbie is a Supreme Court Justice
The Humans
And, meet the Humans. #BarbieTheMovie pic.twitter.com/jQ2clzqGKY
— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023
America Ferrera - She’s a human
Ariana Greenblatt - She’s also a human
Helen Mirren - She’s the narrator
— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023
Will Ferrell - Please call me mother (the CEO of Mattell)
Connor Swindells - He’s like an intern or something
Jamie Demetriou - He’s a suit
What have Robbie and Gosling said about playing Barbie and Ken?
Last September photos of Robbie and Gosling filming Barbie on Venice Beach in Los Angeles went viral. They were wearing incredible, brightly coloured Eighties-style sportswear in garish colours.
“We look like we’re laughing, having fun, but dying on the inside,” said Robbie on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. “I was like, ‘This is the most humiliating moment of my life.’ So embarrassed.”
In 2019, speaking to Variety, Robbie said that the Barbie movie was going to make people feel good: “I think it’s a great opportunity to put some positivity out in the world and a chance to be aspirational for younger kids.”
Meanwhile, in July Gosling said, “I can’t wait for people to see the film... it’s not what you expect.”
He joked to Entertainment Tonight, “Ken’s got no money, he’s got no job, he’s got no car, he’s got no house, he’s going through some stuff.”
Speaking to Variety the same month, Gosling said seeing the Ken wardrobe and his costume, “was amazing... I felt seen, I felt like I was seeing myself.
“This has been coming my whole life.”
