Teaser Trailer for Margot Robbie's BARBIE Spoofs 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first teaser trailer has been released for director Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie which stars Margot Robbie as Barbie with Ryan Gosling as Ken. The trailer starts out spoofing Stanley Kubrick’s classic sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which is pretty funny because little girls across the world will have no idea what the trailer is referencing. That’s ok, though, because the parents do, and it’s quite entertaining.
Helen Mirren narrates the opening scene saying, “Since the beginning of time, since the first little girl ever existed, there have been dolls. But, the dolls were always and forever … baby dolls. Until ….” and then there’s a shot of a giant Barbie doll.
The trailer also shows off several clips from the film offering a first look at the main characters in the movie. The movie also stars Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live), Ariana Greenblatt (Love and Monsters), Alexandra Shipp (tick, tick…BOOM!), Emma Mackey (Sex Education), Issa Rae (Insecure), Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Hari Nef (Transparent), and Will Ferrell (Saturday Night Live).
For over 62 years, “Barbie has led girls on a path to self-discovery and helped them to imagine the possibilities. After over 180 inspirational careers, Barbie—along with her friends and family—continues to inspire and encourage the next generation of girls that they can be anything.”
When previously talking about the film, Ryan Gosling said that the script was one of the best he’s ever read, and added: "This has been coming my whole life. I think a lot of Kens will feel seen when they see this. Gotta do it for the Kens of the world. Nobody plays with Kens!"
When talking about developing the film, Gerwig said: “It was terrifying. I think there’s something about starting from that place where it’s like, ‘Well, anything is possible. It felt like vertigo starting to write it. Like, where do you even begin? What would be the story?”
Well, we’ll find out next year when the movie hits theaters on July 21, 2023.