Barbie finally unveils some details of its plot
In a new trailer for the film that debuted today at Cinema Con, Barbie grapples with death, beefs with Mattel, and even gets arrested
Alexander, stop complaining and step aside: this summer is all about Barbie’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Only a few months away now, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is one of the most highly-anticipated films of the summer thanks to a stacked cast, a joyfully technicolor palette, and a whole lot of dance sequences. While the film’s first trailer leaned into all the gleefully unassuming fun Barbie Land has to offer, a new teaser finds Barbie (Margot Robbie) facing some genuine obstacles, from the (gasp!) flattening of her permanently arched feet to the all-consuming philosophical crisis of inevitable death. Toys, they’re just like us!
The new teaser, which premiered at CinemaCon today, finds Barbie plagued with thoughts of death. If that weren’t evidence enough that things aren’t going well for Barbie, she also takes a cold shower, every brave apartment dweller’s badge of courage. When Barbie tumbles off of her roof, tragically flattening her feet in the process, she officially needs a miracle. Luckily, when she recounts her recent spate of bad luck to a gaggle of Barbies, a good Barbie Land samaritan has a lead on where to find spiritual intervention, and recommends Barbie pay Weird Barbie a visit.