Tuesday’s presentation at CinemaCon introduced attendees to a new trailer for the upcoming Barbie movie . The material reveals the main information about the character of John Cena: he will play a mermaid!
CinemaCon in Las Vegas is in full swing. On Tuesday, Warner Bros. unveiled its panel, offering new insights and fresh perspectives on some of the studio’s most anticipated films, including Greta Gerwig’s Barbie . Shared, among others a new trailer that features some new looks at the world of Barbie and its inhabitants, including mermaid-type Ken, played by Cena! It was previously reported that he would play Dua Lipa’s beloved character. Character posters for the film, which were released earlier this month, revealed that Dua Lipa plays Barbie the Mermaid. When it comes to actual dolls, there have been several takes on Mermaid Ken over the years – including the 2021 signature Barbie King Ocean Ken .
The cast of Barbie discusses the upcoming movie.
During the panel, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrara and Gerwig took the stage to talk about the film. The director revealed that it was Robbie who took her on the Barbie journey.
Margot is the person who invited me on this journey. It was an incredibly joyful experience writing and shooting this film… When Noah and I were writing it, there was a moment where we were just laughing the whole time, and then we got to the end and we started to cry.
Gerwig said
I doubt my Kenergy. It just came like a fever. Like pink fever.
Gosling joked
What do we know about the Barbie movie ?
Living in Barbie Land means being the perfect being in the perfect place. Unless you’re having a full existential crisis. Or you are Ken. From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig ( Little Women, Lady Bird ) introduces Barbie with Oscar-nominated Margot Robbie ( Bombshell, Ja, Tonya ) and Ryan Gosling ( La La Land, Half Nelson) as Barbie and Ken, alongside America Ferrera ( End of Watch, How to Train Your Dragon movies ), Kate McKinnon ( Bombshell, Yesterday ), Michael Cera ( Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Juno ), Ariana Greenblatt ( Avengers: Infinity War, 65 ), Issa Rae ( The Photograph, Insecure), Rhea Perlman ( I’ll See You in My Dreams, Matilda ) and Will Ferrell ( Anchorman Movies, Talladega Nights ).
– we read in the official synopsis from Warner Bros. Pictures
The film also stars Ana Cruz Kayne ( Little Women ), Emma Mackey ( Emily, Sex Education ), Hari Nef ( Assassination Nation, Transparent ), Alexandra Shipp ( X-Men Movies ), Kingsley Ben-Adir ( One Night in Miami, Peaky Blinders ), Simu Liu ( Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ), Ncuti Gatwa ( Sex Education ), Scott Evans ( Grace and Frankie) , Jamie Demetriou ( Cruella), Connor Swindells ( Sex Education , Emma ), Sharon Rooney ( Dumbo , Jerk ), Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Derry Girls ), Ritu Arya (The Umbrella Academy ), Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, and Academy Award winner Helen Mirren Queen).
Barbie will be released exclusively in theaters on July 21.