The "Barbie" Cast And Greta Gerwig Took The Stage At CinemaCon To Reveal Even More Details About The Movie — Here's What They Said

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Okay, by now you're probably aware that Barbie is one of the most anticipated movies of the summer of 2023.

The poster. for Barbie with Margot Robbie sitting on top of a stylized letter B with Ryan Gosling sitting on the other side of the letter
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Directed by Greta Gerwig and written by Greta and Noah Baumbach, Barbie follows Barbie (Margot Robbie) as she lives in Barbie Land with Ken (Ryan Gosling) and other Barbies and Kens. However, one day, Barbie decides to take a trip to the real world.

The official synopsis for the film, per Warner Bros., is literally:

The official synopsis for the film, per Warner Bros., is literally: "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."

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Alongside Margot and Ryan, the cast is STACKED, and based on the first two trailers alone, this movie is going to be one you won't want to miss.

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Now, while very little is known about the movie, as press for it begins to ramp up heading into the summer, we're starting to learn more and more about the plot, characters, and what it was like filming this soon-to-be iconic film.

Margot as Barbie dancing
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Today, Greta, Margot, Ryan, and America Ferrera attended CinemaCon to tease Barbie, and it was our first official red carpet event for the movie.

CinemaCon is an annual movie theater industry trade show where studios reveal their upcoming theatrical movie releases and more.

Margot wore an all-pink outfit inspired by Barbie, no doubt, and it makes me even more excited for the premiere of this movie and what she might wear.

 
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And Ryan really stole the show with a vibrant pink jacket and a T-shirt that read, "From director Greta Gerwig" in the iconic Barbie font.

Yes, you can pre-order the shirt here from SuperYaki. 

Then, Greta, Margot, Ryan, and America took the stage at CinemaCon, and they were able to tease a little more about their characters, the filming process, and more.

From left to right: Greta, America, Ryan, and Margot
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Greta discussed what it was like writing the film alongside her partner, Noah Baumbach, and then directing it, according to Variety, saying, "We were making each other laugh and then we got to the end and we started to make each other cry. He thought it was very good and was maybe wanting to direct it."

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"And I said, 'Step aside,'" Greta jokingly added. "There was a point I was so in love with it that I couldn’t imagine anyone else doing it."

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Greta also made sure to point out that Margot was the one who

America added that she wasn't a big Barbie girl growing up, but reading Greta and Noah's script made her want to sign up for the project. She said, "There were moments when I didn’t know whether I was laughing or crying. By the time it ended, I was a Barbie girl, which is a testament to Miss Gerwig, who should be paid all the money for that."

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Meanwhile, Ryan revealed to the CinemaCon crowd what it was like becoming Ken, saying, "Up until this point, I only knew Ken from afar. I didn't know Ken from within."

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He continued, adorably giving a shoutout to Greta and Margot, saying, "I doubted my Kenergy. I didn't see it. But Margot and Greta conjured this out of me."

Ryan as Ken wearing a denim vest leans against a column and showing off his abs
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Ryan also teased that Ken has "no sense of humor," per Variety. Adding, "He's utterly, deadly serious."

Barbie asks Ken if he brought his rollerblades and he replies, "I literally go nowhere without them"

Alongside Ryan's comments on playing Ken, Margot said, "Everyone knows Barbie, and she's never been on the big screen before. It was an enormously exciting opportunity," per Variety.

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And Margot said that it was like a "dopamine hit" every time they'd walk onto the set of Barbie, which is understandable — I mean, LOOK AT IT. With Ryan adding, "I think I finally knew what Dorothy [from The Wizard of Oz] felt like."

Greta said that she cried when she stepped onto set for the first time because of all the hard work the production design teams put into everything, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

In fact, the Barbie set was so amazing, Margot said other casts and crew shooting on nearby soundstages, like an upcoming Fast and Furious movie, would swing by just to see what it all looked like.

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Basically, every single thing this cast and crew says about Barbie gets me more hyped for its release. I can't wait to see what else is revealed in the coming months, and also can't wait to be totally blown away when I see it for the first time.

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Barbie hits theaters July 21, 2023!