Will Ferrell Joins Margot Robbie’s Barbie Movie

Another high-profile celebrity is joining the star-studded cast of the upcoming Barbie film adaptation.

THR reports that Will Ferrell has signed onto the project. While his role hasn’t been officially revealed, the report says Ferrell will play the CEO of a toy company that “may or not be” Mattel. Plot details for the movie are also still under wraps.

The Barbie cast already includes Margot Robbie as Barbie, and Ryan Gosling as Ken. Other cast members include Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, and America Ferrera. In addition to starring, Robbie is producing the film alongside David Heyman and Mattel Films’ Robbie Brenner. The movie is planned for a theatrical release date sometime in 2023.

The Barbie film adaptation has been in the works for a long time. We first learned Margot Robbie was cast as the title character back in January 2019. Then, last July, Greta Gerwig signed on to direct the movie. Gerwig is also co-writing the script with Marriage Story’s Noah Baumbach.

While the movie is now under control of Warner Bros., it was was once in development at Sony and had Amy Schumer and Anne Hathaway attached at points throughout its rocky development.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.