The upcoming Barbie movie from director Greta Gerwig (Little Women) and starring Margot Robbie (The Suicide Squad) has added Ariana Greenblatt (Love and Monsters) to its cast.
Greenblatt joins the previously announced Robbie, Ryan Gosling (Blade Runner 2049), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Kate McKinnon (Bombshell) and America Ferrera (Superstore) in the cast.
The live-action adaptation of the iconic toy line is being directed by Greta Gerwig from a script she’s written with Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) and will see Margot Robbie taking on the role of Barbie alongside Ryan Gosling as Ken. It is unknown who Greenblatt will play.
A live-action Barbie movie has been in development for several years now, with Mattel originally planning to team with Sony and Amy Schumer for the film. Anne Hathaway and director Alethea Jones (Queen America) were subsequently attached before the newly-formed Mattel Films announced it would be teaming with Warner Bros. and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment for the project.
Via Deadline.
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