Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, and Scott Evans opened up about their Barbie characters in new interviews with Out Magazine.
They're joined by a series of actors like Issa Rae, Emma Mackey, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Ncuti Gatwa playing other Barbie and Ken dolls, as well as America Ferrera and Will Ferrell playing some of the few human characters.While much is known about Margot and Ryan's Barbie and Ken, less is known about the other dolls in Barbie's Dream Land, particularly the dolls played by LGBTQ+ actors.
“As much as there’s a celebration of femininity and being a girl in this [movie], I think there’s also an encouragement of letting go of the checklist we ascribe to living and living your life and being in your body your way, on your own terms,” she said. “The best that we can do as women, as trans women, is be there for each other and take ourselves at face value, without relying on the green light from someone or anyone else.
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