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Naomi Jamieson

Here's a breakdown of every single celeb in the 'Barbie' movie and on the soundtrack—P.S. there are A LOT

(L-r) EMMA MACKEY as Barbie, SIMU LIU as Ken, MARGOT ROBBIE as Barbie, RYAN GOSLING as Ken and KINGSLEY BEN-ADIR as Ken in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “BARBIE"/ in a pink template

The number of celebrities appearing in the Barbie movie and soundtrack is enough to fill every room of the Barbie dream house—here's a breakdown of every big name set to star...

Just when we thought we couldn't get any more excited for the Barbie movie (and all the Barbie memes to come), the full trailer and sneak peek at the soundtrack just dropped—and let's just say, we're digging out every piece of Barbiecore clothing we have to celebrate.

From a Ken (aka Ryan Gosling!) solo track to the likes of Michael Cera and Emma Mackey making their doll debut—here are all the celebs lending their vocals and acting talents to Greta Gerwig's Barbie...

Who features in the 'Barbie' movie and soundtrack?

Now of course, we already know that the main role of 'Barbie' is being played by Margot Robbie, alongside Ryan Gosling as 'Ken' but what of the rest of the cast and the Barbie album?

Buckle in folks, we're about to drop some series names...

The 'Barbie' movie soundtrack

Announcing the news on Thursday, May 25, 2023, Rolling Stone revealed in a joint post on Instagram with @barbiethealbum the full line-up for the Barbie movie album.

A hot pink drum roll please, the album will feature:

  • Ava Max
  • Charlie XCX
  • Dominic Fike
  • Dua Lipa
  • FIFTY FIFTY
  • HAIM
  • GAYLE
  • Ice Spice
  • Kali
  • KAROL G
  • Khalid
  • Lizzo
  • Nicki Minaj
  • PinkPantheress
  • Tame Impala
  • The Kid Laroi
  • Ryan Gosling himself as Ken

And as if that wasn't impressive enough, there are more 'Barbies and Kens' still to be announced!

Mark Ronson is also named as the Barbie soundtrack's Executive Music Producer, which is slated for release on July 21, eeek!

If you can't wait for July 21 though, we have some other good news, you can stream Dua Lipa's Barbie track 'DANCE THE NIGHT' now!

The 'Barbie' movie cast

Now, onto the movie itself, while we've already sussed out some for the Barbie movie's plot, let's dig into the lineup itself, starting with those portraying the many versions of Barbie! 

The lineup includes:

  • Margot Robbie (as main Barbie, obvs!)
  • Hari Nef
  • Emma Mackey
  • Issa Rae
  • Ana Cruz Kayne
  • Sharon Rooney
  • Emerald Fennell
  • Dua Lipa (she's portraying Mermaid Barbie!)
  • Kate McKinnon
  • Nicola Coughlan
  • Alexandra Shipp
  • Ritu Arya

As for the Kens, you'll see:

  • Ryan Gosling (as main Ken)
  • Kinglsey Ben-Adir
  • Simu Liu
  • Scott Evans
  • Ncuti Gatwa
  • Michael Cera as Allan—Ken's friend

There's also a cast of 'real world' people which includes:

  • America Ferrera
  • Ariana Greenblatt
  • Will Ferrell
  • Connor Swindells
  • Jamie Demetriou
  • Dame Helen Mirren, who will lend her voice as the narrator of the movie

It's safe to say, this is going to be the cinematic event of 2023!

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