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Barbie (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Barbie' is an upcoming children's romantic comedy film based on the eponymous fashion doll line by Mattel and directed by Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the screenplay with Noah Baumbach. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling lead an ensemble cast as Barbie and Ken, respectively. It serves as the first live-action film adaptation after a number of computer-animated direct-to-video and streaming television films.
Announced in 2009 by Universal Pictures and originally with Laurence Mark producing, the film did not begin development until 2014, when Sony Pictures acquired its rights. Following multiple writer and director changes and the casting of two different actresses to play the titular character, Sony lost the rights and these were subsequently transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures. Robbie was cast in 2019 and also serves as a producer under her LuckyChap Entertainment banner alongside Mattel Films and Heyday Films. Gerwig was confirmed as director and co-writer with Baumbach in 2021. Gosling and the rest of the cast were announced in early 2022, and filming began in March 2022 at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in England, concluding in July.
'Barbie' is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 21, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Cast
Production
Development of a film based on the Barbie toy line began in September 2009, when it was announced that Mattel had signed a partnership to develop the movie with Universal Pictures and with Laurence Mark as producer, but this did not materialise. In April 2014, Mattel teamed with Sony Pictures to produce the project, which would have Jenny Bicks writing the screenplay and Laurie Macdonald and Walter F. Parkes producing through their Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation banner. Filming at the time was anticipated to begin by the end of the year. In March 2015, Diablo Cody was brought onto the project to rewrite the screenplay, and Amy Pascal joined the producing team. Sony would again have rewrites done to the screenplay later that year, hiring Lindsey Beer, Bert V. Royal and Hillary Winston to write drafts.
In December 2016, Amy Schumer entered negotiations to star in the title role, with the Winston screenplay being used that would be rewritten by Schumer and her sister Kim Caramele. In March 2017, due to scheduling conflicts with the planned June 2017 filming start, Schumer exited negotiations. In July 2017, Anne Hathaway began circling the title role, with Sony hiring Olivia Milch to rewrite the screenplay and approaching Alethea Jones to direct as a means to interest Hathaway into signing on. Jones was attached to direct by March 2018. However, the expiration of Sony's option on the project in October 2018 and its transfer to Warner Bros. Pictures would see the departures of Hathaway, Jones, Macdonald, Parkes, and Pascal. Margot Robbie would enter early talks for the role, with Patty Jenkins briefly circling the director position. Robbie's casting was confirmed in July 2019, with Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach now penning the screenplay. Gerwig officially signed on to direct the film in July 2021. Robbie said the film's goal was to subvert expectations and give audiences "the thing you didn't know you wanted."
In October, Ryan Gosling entered final negotiations to play Ken in the film. Gosling and the rest of the cast were confirmed to star in the first half of 2022. Principal photography began in March 2022, at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in England, with Rodrigo Prieto serving as cinematographer. The costume designer is Jacqueline Durran, who previously collaborated with Gerwig on 'Little Women' (2019). Filming wrapped on July 21, 2022.
Music
Alexandre Desplat was confirmed to be scoring the film in early September 2022, who previously worked with Gerwig on her last feature, 'Little Women' (2019).
Release
'Barbie' is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on July 21, 2023, taking over the original release date of 'Coyote vs. Acme'. It was previously set for June 2, 2017, May 12, 2017, June 29, 2018, August 8, 2018, and May 8, 2020.
Reception
"Barbiecore" trend
The film's aesthetics made a noticeable cultural impact in the summer of 2022, more than a year before the film's scheduled release, as a result of the release of early stills of Robbie as Barbie as well as bystander photos from the film's location shooting that highlighted the use of bright pastel colours. Pink had previously been projected by many publications as a fashion trend for the coming year, the popularity of which was seen as having been boosted by discussion of the film, leading its being dubbed '"Barbiecore"'. While primarily discussed as a clothing trend, it also encompassed interior design and makeup. 'Vogue' remarked that "the filming of Greta Gerwigs forthcoming movie has made Barbiecorewhich mostly translates into skimpy looks in bright pinkthe trend of this summer."References
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