We bet you didn’t know these 10 facts about the highly anticipated Barbie movie!

From memes, costumes, and sets, the Barbie movie is impacting pop culture like never before! But here are some facts about the making of this film that are lesser known to the world!

Barbie is a toy that we not only grew up with but also remained super iconic in pop culture for the future generations as well. One of the major reasons for that was the fact it was inclusive of so many ethnicities, gender, and race. It was not just Barbie but also Ken who was made with inclusivity in mind. Every kid felt seen and relatable to the plastic but fantastic doll. Growing up, especially as a girl, even though the dolls were fully inclusive, the society told us to restrict Barbie dolls just to the girls, merely because of the fact that they don't consider Pink as a 'masculine' color. But in today's time where we're all about breaking stereotypes, Greta Gerwig is bringing that same doll which was a major part of our childhood, to life, with the Barbie movie. Ever since the uncanny first look of Margot Robbie as Barbie was released, the whole world has been excited about the film and what it has in store for us. With the teasers and trailers, the hype only got more and more, making it one of the most highly anticipated films of 2023. Just like the dolls, the film too has every Barbie you could ever think of. Barbie from different career fields such as physics, law, politics and even doctorate are going to be seen in the film.

While we’re ready for a fresh perspective on the pink and plastic yet aesthetic world of Barbie, there is a lot that went behind the making of this film. What we get to see is the final polished look of the film that we will enjoy as the audience but there are many things about how the film really even came into being or how everything eventually fell into place to kickstart the project that is unknown to most of us. 

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So here’s a little something you should know before you enter the Barbie world on July 21!

In an interview, Ryan Gosling said he accepted the role of Ken after seeing his daughter’s Ken doll lying face down in the mud. He sent a picture to the director of the film, Greta Gerwig and said “I shall be your Ken, his story must be told”.

Just like the Barbie dolls, even the font on the cover of the packaging gets a makeover for every generation. But the font used in the film is the one used between 1975-1991 for all Barbie products and merchandise. 

Greta Gerwig who is famously known for movies like Lady Bird, Little Women and Mujercitas, always shot her films in the 2:1 aspect ratio but breaking her own rule, Barbie will be her first movie which was shot in 1.85:1 ratio to make the frames look taller.

Mattel, the toy company that created Barbie, did contribute towards the set design of the film. To keep the old-school charm of the Barbie world intact, Warner Bros decided to work with Mattel for the production design of the film. This will be Mattel’s first successful contribution towards a live-action Barbie film after a few animated ones that they produced previously. 

From the vanity vans to the whole set itself, The Barbie movie used so much Pink paint that it caused an international shortage.

Kate Mckinnon who is also one of the versions of Barbie in the film, plays a humorous yet actually the most realistic version of a Barbie, i.e. how children actually play with their Barbie dolls IRL! From marker stains to an extremely disastrous haircut, it is exactly how most children ruin their Barbie dolls. 

The film was actually announced more than a decade ago and was passed on and off to three different production houses. It originally belonged to Universal Pictures but then due to no development at all, the film was taken over by Sony Pictures in 2014. Back then Amy Schumer was about to helm the project as the lead role and also re-write some of the screenplay. But due to unknown reasons she quit the film in 2017. It was then decided that Anne Hathaway would star as the famous doll but with no further progress either, Sony Pictures’ deal with the film expired in 2018 and went into the hands of Warner Bros. Pictures where in 2019 they finally announced Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig as the lead actor-director duo for this film. 

Mattel released its first ever transgender doll in 2022 as the Laverne Cox Barbie doll as a part of their Tribute Collection series. Hari Nef, a transgender woman plays the historical version of the Barbie doll in the film. 

Saoirse Ronan who has been a part of Greta Gerwig’s popular films Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019) was actually supposed to make a cameo in the film but had to cancel it due to her own filming schedule. 

The costumes in the film are made by two time Academy Award winner Jacqueline Durran. It’s a given that costumes would be one of the most important factors about the movie, and Jacqueline Durran who has worked with Greta Gerwig previously on Little Women has worked her charm in the costume department for Barbie as well. 

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