Barbie

Release Date: Friday, July 21, 2023 Nationwide

Marisa Abela, Will Ferrell, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Michael Cera, Greta Gerwig, Simu Liu, Connor Swindells, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Issa Rae, Noah Baumbach, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Sharon Rooney, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Amy Pascal, Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Rhea Perlman, Ariana Greenblatt, Emerald Fennell, Emma Mackey, America Ferrara, Marc Resteghnini, Jamie Demetriou, Ritu Arya, Ncuti Gatwa, Scott Evans, Ana Cruz Kayne

PG-13 Comedy N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
A Barbie doll living in Barbieland is expelled from the world for not being perfect enough, too eccentric and not fitting the usual mold. She goes on an adventure in the real world and by the time she returns to Barbieland to save it, she has gained the realization that perfection comes on the inside, not the outside, and that the key to happiness is belief in oneself.
Cited as paraphrased plot formulation from deadline.com
Comedy Based on Toy

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Barbie.

Crew Behind the Film

The Barbie behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Greta Gerwig last directed Little Women and Lady Bird. The film's writer Greta Gerwig last wrote Little Women and Lady Bird.

Producers
Laurie MacDonald
Walter F. Parkes
Amy Pascal
Marc Resteghnini
Margot Robbie

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for suggestive references and brief language.
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
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Language
English

All Trailers

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Production Details

What we know about the Barbie movie production.

Key Facts

  • Will Ferrell is playing the CEO of a toy company that may or not be Mattel (4/11/2022).
  • Greta Gerwig has signed on to direct the film (7/10/2021).
  • Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are on-board to write the script for Warner Bros and Mattel (7/15/19).
  • “Playing with Barbie promotes confidence, curiosity and communication throughout a child’s journey to self-discovery," Margot Robbie told USA TODAY (1/8/2019). "Over the brand’s almost 60 years, Barbie has empowered kids to imagine themselves in aspirational roles from a princess to president. I’m so honored to take on this role and produce a film that I believe will have a tremendously positive impact on children and audiences worldwide."
  • The film rights have lapsed with Sony so Mattel is shopping the rights (Variety, 10/3/18). Margot Robbie is in talks to star and produce.
  • Amy Schumer has parted ways with Sony’s live-action Barbie over a scheduling conflict, Variety has learned (3/23/17).
  • This will be a fish-out-of-water story reminiscent of films like Splash, Enchanted and Big (Deadline.com, 12/2/16).
  • The film will exploit Barbie’s evolution into dolls of different sizes and shapes (Deadline.com, 12/2/16).
  • This will be a live-action PG-rated film (Deadline.com, 12/2/16).
  • Based on the Mattel toy line.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Set to start shooting early 2022 at Leavesden Studios in London.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Expected to start production this summer on June 23rd.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Amy Schumer is in negotiations to play the title role and do a rewrite on the script. Looking at a spring 2017 start date with a summer 2018 tentpole bow eyed.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Now set-up at Sony Pictures - previously set up at Universal in September 2009.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Barbie was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, July 21, 2023 . There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Oppenheimer, The Island and Natty Knocks.



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  • Set the MPA rating to PG-13 for suggestive references and brief language.

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