 The world's highest grossing doll of all time has had her fair share of screen time. Both on the big and the small screen, some arguably better than others. But it's time for Barbie to get the live-action Hollywood treatment as Margot Robbie is stepping into the role of the fashion icon, and we now have our first image of her in character. This is Matt Rogers and join me today as we take our first look at Robbie's Barbie and what we know so far about the upcoming movie. Now I'm bringing all the latest news and updates for your favourite movies and TV shows including the Barbie movie and delivering it straight to your subscription feed. So to stay up to date and support the channel be sure to hit that like button, subscribe and ring that bell to not miss a single thing. Many may not know that Barbie has a recognition rate of 98%, meaning that she's more recognisable than almost any real life public figure, including the Queen of England. This is in addition to being the highest grossing doll of all time, so it's not a real surprise that Warner Brothers have decided to have a go at bringing the blonde bombshell to life. But this is not the first Barbie movie, far from it in fact. Barbie has had over 40 movies, but let's just say we're probably not their target audience. That's not to say that she hasn't had some fantastic cameos as a side character though. But in relation to this movie, Sony has had many a go of getting this project off the ground. Amy Schumer and then Anne Hathaway were tapped to star, but both projects fell apart due to creative differences, and that's where this vision came about. But what do we know about this modern interpretation? Well first of all it will be directed by Greta Gerwig, who is best known for Little Women and Lady Bird. Both relatively serious movies and that gives me hope that we're not going to be given what we're really expecting. Robbie spoke to British Vogue and The Hollywood Reporter about the film saying quote, People generally hear Barbie and think I know what this movie is going to be, and when they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, they're like oh well maybe I don't. Whatever you're thinking, we're going to give you something totally different, the thing you didn't know you wanted, end quote. People have been speculating on Twitter that this movie definitely won't be what it seems. The Shutter Leo said, I know Margot Robbie didn't accept the role of Barbie just to be Barbie. I'm telling you guys, this movie is about to be f***ed up. Going on to say I think it would be more entertaining if it was like a Truman show type beat but more thriller, like she comes to the realization that she's just a doll in someone's playhouse and it gets really creepy, I don't know. A cosmic horror Barbie movie perhaps? Yes please. If true what I'd personally love to see is that the trailer wouldn't give any of this away, and then after the trailer finishes to a light-hearted looking movie showing a perfect Barbie girl in a Barbie world, the title card shows but then it's revealed that it's rated R. It won't happen but a guy can dream. Time to talk casting, so we know Robbie is leading but she'll be supported by an all-star cast, most notably Ryan Gosling as Ken, but as of recently a whole bunch of new cast members has been confirmed including but not limited to Kate McKinnon, Michael Sarah, Will Ferrell and Emma Mackey, which has caused quite a stir as many mistake Mackey for Robbie. A rival Barbie perhaps? More recently the renounced Dua Lipa is on board as well as Greta Gerwig's favourite, Saoirse Ronan. There's reportedly going to be multiple actresses playing different Barbies, including Izrae and Hari Neff, and other Ken's played by Simu Liu and Emma Mackey's sex education co-star Tuti Gautwa, who some may know also just got confirmed as the new Doctor in Doctor Who. I don't know how they managed to pull together a cast like this but it's a lot of first-class actors and A-list celebrities throwing their hat in the ring. Now I've already shown this first image of Barbie but let's take a closer look at her car. Not unlike the real life toy Barbie cars this 50 style Chevy Corvette appears to run on batteries. If you look closely the Chevrolet logo has a blue EV like the brand's electric vehicles as well as a little door for a charging port. I'm guessing this movie will be a major commercial for Chevrolet electric cars. That's if they end up releasing this vehicle to the public as at this stage it's still just a concept car. But when are we going to get to see this Barbie movie? Well filming started in March 2022 and that would make sense with the timing of this photo being released the month following. As you can see Warner Brothers pictures has confirmed that Barbie is coming only to theatres on July 21st 2023. But what do you want from the Barbie movie? I'd love to hear what you think so let me know. I'll be down there in the comments. But if you haven't already be sure to subscribe for weekly videos covering your favorite movies and TV shows. If you subscribe during this video then walk on my board and if you had a good time hanging out then spank that like button. This is Matt Rogers and that is all.