Barbie is parking her pink convertible in US theatres on July 21, 2023.
The release date for the anticipated live-action adventure from the iconic doll, played by Margot Robbie with a juicy supporting cast, was announced on Tuesday during the Warner Bros. presentation at Las Vegas' CinemaCon.
Directed by Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the script with her partner Noah Baumbach, production is currently underway on the Mattel Film and WB project. A first look image was shared on stage of Robbie in the aforementioned pink convertible, flashing a megawatt smile and donning a checkered blue headscarf behind the wheel.
Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, And Just Like That actor Hari Nef and Will Ferrell all costar in the reimagining of Barbie's world.
In a 2021, Robbie said that taking on the beloved toy "comes with a lot of baggage... and a lot of nostalgic connections. But with that comes a lot of exciting ways to attack it. People generally hear 'Barbie' and think, 'I know what that movie is going to be', and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they're like, 'Oh, well, maybe I don't'."
Production began earlier this year in London. Barbie is one of many Mattel properties on the burner for feature adaptation. Projects based on the Magic 8 Ball, Hot Wheels, Master Of The Universe, Polly Pocket, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and the throwback dolls Chatty Kathy and Besty Wetsy are all in the works. – Reuters
#BARBIE July 21, 2023 Only in theaters pic.twitter.com/mauCGpizD1 — Warner Bros. Pictures (@wbpictures) April 26, 2022
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