The film is set for release on July 21 and a trailer released in December opened with a comical parody of classic science-fiction epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Gerwig co-wrote the script with her husband, the filmmaker director Noah Baumbach, who directed 2005’s The Squid And The Whale and 2019’s Marriage Story. The stars, who announced their roles mainly on Instagram, will join Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling who play the starring roles of Barbie and Ken Doll. Stath Lets Flats star Jamie Demetriou and Sex Education’s Connor Swindells Human characters will be played by Will Ferrell, Ugly Betty actress America Ferrera, Michael Cera will appear as Ken’s friend Allan, while a number of other actors have been given roles as varying versions of Ken including Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa, Scott Evans, Simu Liu and Kingsley Ben-Adir.
