Will Ferrell Joins Margot Robbies LiveAction Barbie Movie in SemiSecret Role

Will Ferrell Joins Margot Robbie’s Live-Action Barbie Movie in Semi-Secret Role

Will Ferrell is the latest actor to join Warner Bros.’ live-action Barbie film, based on the iconic Mattel toy.

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Will Ferrell is the latest actor to join Warner Bros.’ Barbie film, based on the iconic toy.

Ferrell will play “the CEO of a toy company that may or not be Mattel,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ferrell has previous experience as a toy executive, having voiced Lord Business/President Business, an evil businessman and president of the Octan Corporation, in 2014’s The Lego Movie and its 2018 sequel.

Ferrell has not been seen in a feature film since 2020’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. He recently appeared in Apple TV+’s black comedy The Shrink Next Door and will appear in the streamer’s Christmas-themed musical film Spirited as The Ghost of Christmas Present later this year.

Barbie stars Margot Robbie in the lead role and Ryan Gosling as Barbie’s long-time boyfriend Ken. Other cast members include Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Ariana Greenblatt and America Ferrera, who have joined the film in undisclosed roles.

Details are scarce, but Barbie is said to feature elements of meta-commentary. This lines up with Robbie’s previous comments about the film taking the Barbie brand in new and exciting directions.

“Something like Barbie where the IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, ‘Oh, Margot is playing Barbie, I know what that is,'” Robbie said in 2020. “But our goal is to be like, ‘Whatever you’re thinking, we’re going to give you something totally different — the thing you didn’t know you wanted.'”

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Husband-and-wife duo Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach wrote the script for the project, with Gerwig directing. Production began in March at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in the United Kingdom.

The Barbie live-action film has been in various stages of development since it was announced in 2014. Amy Schumer was originally set to star but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Anne Hathaway was then attached to the role but soon departed the project too. The film remained in development hell until 2018 when Barbie parent company Mattel reclaimed the rights and partnered with Warner Bros. for a new film.

Mattel has sold more than a billion Barbie dolls since the toy’s debut in 1959. She has starred in 39 animated Barbie films since 2001 and has made appearances in popular film franchises like Toy Story. The upcoming film will mark the character’s first foray into live-action.

Warner Bros. plans to release Barbie to theaters in 2023.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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