Warner Bros. Pictures offered a first look at the star-studded cast of “Barbie,” including stars Simu Liu and Ritu Arya, in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie world — and fans are thrilled about the Asian representation.
The photos and teaser trailer, which were released Tuesday, give a glimpse into an oversaturated and very pink Barbie Land, which features 11 different Barbies and five different Kens.
The photos for the film, which debuts July 21, include other well-known stars like Ryan Gosling as Ken, Margot Robbie as Barbie, Will Farrell as Mattel’s CEO and singer Dua Lipa as another Barbie.
The colorful portraits feature each character’s role in the film, most of which are individual roles as different Barbie and Ken characters.
Liu, seen in a green tank top, is “just another Ken,” according to his photo. Unlike the Ken dolls, which have little description, each Barbie is given an accomplishment. Arya, dressed in a signature Barbie pink dress holding a matching pink microphone, “has a Pulitzer Prize.”
There’s little detail on the comedy’s plot, but a press release for the film explained, “To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.”The teaser, which includes a heated argument between Liu and Gosling at the beach, gives a better look at Barbie Land and its perfect residents.
Users online were buzzing with excitement about the film’s representation after the photos were released.
The film’s Barbies include Kate Mckinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Issa Rae (“Insecure”), Emma Mackey (“Sex Education”), Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton”), Alexandra Shipp (“X-Men: Apocalypse), Hari Nef (“Assassination Nation”), Sharon Rooney (“My Mad Fat Diary”) and Ana Cruz Kayne (“Another Earth”).
Liu shares the role of Ken with Ryan Gosling, who is “just Ken,” as well as Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”), Scott Evans (“One Life to Live”) and…
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