THE BARBIE movie’s ensemble cast includes Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and Issa Rae.
A plethora of other famous faces were also added to the film, which caused fans to comically question if Warner Bros. left anyone out.
TwitterHorror icon M3GAN received the Barbie movie poster treatment from Twitter users[/caption]
What are the ‘Who’s not in the Barbie movie’ memes?
The ‘Who’s not in the Barbie movie?‘ memes refer to social media’s reaction to the star-studded promotional campaign launched by the film starring the iconic Mattel doll.
On April 4, 2023, the Barbie movie released a series of character posters that hinted at each cast member’s role in the big-screen feature.
The posters introduced Margot Robbie as “everything,” Issa Rae as a presidential Barbie, Helen Mirren as the project’s narrator, and Dua Lipa as a mermaid Barbie.
Meanwhile, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Scott Evans, and Kingsley Ben-Adir were all comically referred to as plain Ken dolls.
America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Emma Mackey, Kate McKinnon, and Ncuti Gatwa also star in Barbie.
After the promotional posters were released via Twitter and Instagram, fans chimed in with their thoughts on the film’s ensemble cast.
Some fans repurposed the movie’s campaign tactics for other star-studded projects such as Oppenheimer, Don’t Worry Darling, and The Avengers.
Over a mocked-up character poster of horror icon M3GAN, one fan tweeted: “wow EVERYONE is in this new Barbie movie.”
A second person repurposed a photo of Jamie Lee Curtis and said: “this #Barbie is all of us.”
Another netizen made a poster of Cate Blanchett’s role from Tar and dubbed the character “Tarbie.”
How did fans respond?
After the Barbie movie’s character posters went viral, one user tweeted: “It’s probably easier to list who’s not in the Barbie movie than to see who is.”
“I can’t even tell who’s actually in the Barbie movie and who’s not, everyone is so good at editing,” commented another.
Another user said: “It feels like it would be easier to ask ‘who’s not in the Barbie movie?’ at this point. Not that that’s a bad thing, I’m sort of hyped.”
TwitterJamie Lee Curtis was made into a Barbie movie character poster meme by online fans[/caption]
While another fan pleaded: “guys please stop with the Barbie edits. i don’t know who’s actually in this movie or not.”
An additional viewer asked: “WAIT, WHAT?! Am I the only person who’s not in this movie?”
