Barbie - movie: where to watch streaming online (2024)

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach team up to give Barbie an existential makeover

Barbie is a comedy drama produced by LuckyChap Entertainment and Mattel Films. The film is directed by Greta Gerwig and co-written with her partner and fellow filmmaker Noah Baumbach. Gerwig’s impressive filmography includes modern feminist gemsLady Bird, Little Women, and Frances Ha — the latter of which she co-wrote with Baumbach. Baumbach meanwhile has written and directed acclaimed relationship dramas such as The Squid and the Whale and Marriage Story.

Barbie is based on the iconic line of fashion dolls of the same name created by Ruth Handler for Mattel in the early 1960s. The cinematic Barbie herself is played by Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street), while Ken is brought to life by Ryan Gosling (La La Land). The cast is rounded out by Kate McKinnon as Weird Barbie, Will Ferrell as the Mattel CEO, Issa Rae as President Barbie, Michael Cera as Ken's friend Alan, and America Ferrera as a jaded mother and Mattel employee, amongst an impressive ensemble cast making up the film's many Barbies and Kens.

• December 2, 2016
  • Amy Schumer first starts negotiations to play Barbie in a script by screenwriter Hilary Winston. (Source: Deadline)
• March 23, 2017
  • Schumer exits the production due to scheduling conflicts. (Source: Deadline)
• October 5, 2018
  • Sony Pictures’ rights to the Barbie film expire and are picked up by Warner Bros.. Margot Robbie enters early negotiations to star in the film. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• December 18, 2020
  • Robbie says that the film will completely subvert expectations, and hopes it will start important conversation while surprising audiences. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
• July 15, 2021
  • Greta Gerwig signs on to direct the film, and production is set to start in 2022 with a release sometime in 2023. (Source: Variety)
• October 22, 2021
  • Ryan Gosling is cast as the perfect Ken. (Source: Variety)
• June 15, 2022
  • Warner Bros. release an image of Ryan Gosling’s muscular, blond Ken complete with a denim jacket that reveals his abs. (Source: Twitter @wbpictrues)
• December 15, 2022
  • The first trailer for the movie is released, displaying the dazzlingly bright neon style choices and the crazy adventure ahead for Barbie and Ken. (Source: YouTube)
• April 4, 2023
  • The first Barbie trailer is released, alongside a full cast listing complete with character posters. Each poster has an explanation for each Barbie, and simply titles all the Kens as 'Ken'. (Source: Variety)
• April 25, 2023
  • At CinemaCon, it is revealed that John Cena will be playing a merman in Greta Gerwig's Barbie. (Source: Collider)
• May 24, 2023
  • Greta Gerwig reveals that the film's plot is partially based on a book she read when she was a kid calledReviving Ophelia. It is a non-fiction book by Mary Pipher written in 1994 about the changes girls go through in adolescence, often becoming less confident and carefree. (Source: ScreenRant)
• May 28, 2023
  • The main trailer for Barbie is released, showing Barbie's transformation from perfect Barbie to 'horrifying' normal Barbie, resulting in her being sent out of Barbieland. It is also revealed that the soundtrack will include tracks by Dua Lipa, HAIM, Nicki Minaj, Ryan Gosling, and others. (Source: The Playlist)
• June 14, 2023
  • It is revealed that Barbie will be rated PG-13. (Source: Collider)
• June 17, 2023
  • Barbie's runtime is revealed to be 1 hour and 54 minutes. (Source: ScreenRant)
• June 26, 2023
  • It is confirmed that the popular Aqua song ‘Barbie Girl’ will be making an appearance in Barbie, as the 1997 hit is sampled in Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice's song for the movie. It had previously been reported that the song would not be featured.
• June 30, 2023
  • Barbie is projected to earn 70 - 80 million USD domestically on opening weekend, beating Oppenheimer.
• July 10, 2023
  • A new clip from the film is released, featuring Ryan Gosling singing his power ballad 'I'm Ken'. (Source: Variety)
• July 19, 2023
  • The critical reviews for Barbie are in, after press attended exclusive screenings of the film before its world-wide debut on July 21, 2023.
• July 21, 2023
  • Barbie premieres in cinemas in the UK.
• July 24, 2023
  • Barbie grosses USD $337 million on its opening weekend.
• July 27, 2023
  • Mattel CEO Ynon Kriez teases more Barbie content, including a sequel, television series, and more.