Barbie’s Dreamhouse is getting ever more crowded with talent after the news that Anchorman star has joined the cast of Greta Gerwig and’s live-action Barbie film.
Life in plastic really does seem fantastic, as Margot is leading the way in joined by as Ken, as well as Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon, Marvel superhero Simu Liu, Alexandra Shipp and America Ferrera.
after writing the screenplay with her partner, Noah Baumbach.
The Hollywood heavyweight’s inclusion – which might suggest a lot about the tone of the film – comes hot on the heels of that of star Emma Mackey, who is said to have .
In fact, bar Margot and Robbie, all parts are currently officially under wraps on the production, which is shooting at Warner Bros.’ Leavesden Studios in the UK.
However, sources have indicated that there is ‘a meta aspect to the proceedings’.
It’s also been suggested that Will, who can count of his work in Christmas classic Elf, is playing the CEO of a toy company that could be Barbie’s creator Mattel, according to .
Margot will produce the project via her LuckyChap production company alongside her husband Tom Ackerley.
The lead star previously teased to The Hollywood Reporter that the movie will , giving something ‘totally different – the thing you didn’t know you wanted.’
Speaking to in August, Margot described Barbie, who made her debut appearance at the American International Toy Fair in New York in 1959, as coming ‘with a lot of baggage’, ‘a lot of nostalgic connections’ and also ‘a lot of exciting ways to attack it’.
She continued: ‘People generally hear Barbie and think, “I know what that movie is going to be”, and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, “Oh, well, maybe I don’t…”’
The Barbie live-action film is expected to be released in 2023.
