It’s tough to sell a decades-old doll and actively make you question why you’d still buy a toy that comes with so much baggage. (Metaphorically speaking, of course — literal baggage sold separately.) The makers of Barbie know this. They know that you know that it’s an attempt by Mattel …
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Barbie arrives next week on July 21, and the titular character (Margot Robbie) appears to be longing for something more than her picture-perfect Barbieland and dreamhouse can offer, as the new teaser showcases. It also gives the first taste of Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” “We made this …
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This entire Barbie promo cycle, and really his entire existence, has branded Ken as just some guy. But he isn’t just some guy — he’s Ken. And in the latest exclusive clip from the film, out July 22, he’s Ryan Gosling performing a giant Eighties power ballad with Slash on …
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W HEN GRETA GERWIG was in preproduction on her Barbie movie (out July 21), executives from the brand’s owner, Mattel, paid her an inevitable visit. She gave them a preview of the movie’s look (very, very pink) and feel (Elf-y magical-realism ramped up a thousandfold). Then she hit them with …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Wrapped in pink walls, panoramic views, and probably a little plastic, Barbie’s Malibu DreamHouse on Airbnb is, truly, pretty fantastic. Ahead of the theatrical release of Greta Gerwig‘s …
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Barbie opens with the world’s favorite doll having the perfect day: She has her perfect world full of other perfect Barbies who may look and dress differently but act exactly the same. And there’s the doting love of Ken, whose existence is mostly an accessory to Barbie’s. The next day, …
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It was a night of laughs that’s still whispered about in comedy circles. During the last writers’ strike in 2007, Michael Cera hosted a DIY version of Saturday Night Live at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in New York City for around 200 people. The show was comprised of old …
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It’s not that Ryan Gosling is some all-in method actor, reshaping his life to fit the contours of a character. But the thing about this upcoming Barbie movie is that Ryan Gosling really is Ken, and Ken is Ryan Gosling, and it’s always been this way. And when you really …
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The movie of the summer is almost here — and now has an all-star soundtrack lineup to go with it. Rolling Stone exclusively reveals that Barbie: The Album will feature Ava Max, Charli XCX, Dominic Fike, Dua Lipa, Fifty Fifty, Gayle, Haim, Ice Spice, Kali, Karol G, Khalid, Lizzo, Nicki …
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Welcome to Barbie Land, where a doll’s life might seem too perfect to be… perfect. On Tuesday, Warner Bros. Pictures released the second teaser trailer of the Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie, out July 21. It gives a first look at the iconic doll (played by Margot Robbie) and her boyfriend Ken …
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