Issa Rae & Michael Cera Are Latest Additions To Greta Gerwig’s Live-Action ‘Barbie’ Movie Starring Margot Robbie

Angelique Jackson Issa Rae has been tapped to serve as the ambassador for the 2022 American Black Film Festival (ABFF), and she’s bringing a special treat to Miami Beach. Rae will screen her highly anticipated HBO Max series “Rap Sh*t” for the festival’s closing night.“I’m honored to be this year’s Festival Ambassador,” said Rae, announcing her participation.

Australia’s longest-running soap Neighbours is set to air its final episode on August 1, and it looks set to go out with a fitting send-off, with former stars Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan both hinting they will be taking part.

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are reportedly all set to come back to Neighbours for a 'fairytale ending' after it was announced the soap was being cancelled.

Warner Bros. had taken the reigns on a live-action “Barbie” movie from Sony as previous versions of the project, featuring variations of talent, including screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno“) and actresses Anne Hathaway and Amy Schumer, fell apart.

Margot Robbie is all smiles in the first look at her as Barbie for the upcoming film of the same name. The highly-anticipated live-action adventure movie about the famous doll is set to be released on July 21, 2023.On Tuesday, Warner Bros.

reports Variety.In a 2021 interview, the 31-year-old Aussie actress said that taking on a live adaptation “comes with a lot of baggage … and a lot of nostalgic connections. But with that comes a lot of exciting ways to attack it.”“People generally hear ‘Barbie’ and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t.’”Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. had taken the reigns on a live-action “Barbie” movie from Sony as previous versions of the project, featuring variations of talent, including screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno“) and actresses Anne Hathaway and Amy Schumer, fell apart.

Barbie is coming!

#BARBIEJuly 21, 2023Only in theaters pic.twitter.com/mauCGpizD1“Barbie” has been in development since 2014, with Amy Schumer at one point attached to star.The cast for Gerwig’s film includes Ryan Gosling as Ken alongside Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Hari Nef, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Emerald Fennell.Robbie is also a producer on the film via LuckyChap Entertainment with producing partner Tom Ackerley. “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman is also attached to the film along with Mattel Films’ Robbie Brenner.In addition to “Barbie,” Warner Bros.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer“Barbie” is parking her pink convertible in U.S. theaters on July 21, 2023.The release date for the anticipated live-action adventure from the iconic doll, played by Margot Robbie with a juicy supporting cast, was announced on Tuesday during the Warner Bros. presentation at Las Vegas’ CinemaCon.Notably, this movie will open against Christopher Nolan’s sprawling ensemble film “Oppenheimer” — but Barbie came to play, and has a dream cast of her own.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed English actor Connor Swindells (Sex Education, Barbie) for representation.

Another show to add to the queue. GLOW fans were devastated when the show’s fourth season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but cocreators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch are back.

Angelique Jackson The call list for Hollywood’s Barbie movie has grown longer than the Mattel icon’s resume. Since news broke that Margot Robbie would produce and star in the upcoming flick, fans have wondered what a live-action version of the Malibu princess’ world will look like.Back in 2019, at the premiere of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Robbie explained why Barbie is a character worth bringing to life.

Margot Robbie's movie is adding more friends to the mix! ET can confirm that Issa Rae and Michael Cera have officially joined the cast of the upcoming film, which is based on the iconic doll franchise.Greta Gerwig is directing the film, and co-writing the script with Noah Baumbach. Other cast members include Ryan Gosling — who is playing Ken --  America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon and Will Ferrell.

Barbie is becoming one of the biggest A-list productions, and even more stars are joining the cast.

premiering Friday, April 15) is based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, and created by Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive’s (“GLOW”). Each standalone episode features a big name — Nicole Kidman, Issa Rae, Alison Brie, Cynthia Erivo — in various tales that range in genres from magical realism to psychological horror. The end result is a mixed bag of vignettes that don’t always feel cogent, but are never boring.The first episode, “The Woman Who Disappeared,” stars Rae as a woman who has written a hit memoir that’s become a book club staple.