

Ferrell is also known for his roles in movies like Elf, Anchorman, and Step Brothers. This isn’t the first time that Ferrell has played a CEO with villainous tendencies, having voiced President Business in the Lego Moviefranchise. His character poster says to call him “mother,” so it’s no surprise he has a weird, possessive attitude toward Barbie. Will Ferrell plays the CEO of Mattel, who Barbie comes into contact with on her journey to the Real World. She is also the voice of Jessica Drew in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

You may recognize Rae as the creator and star of HBO’s Insecure, or from her roles in The Lovebirds and The Photograph. Issa Rae’s Barbie is President of Barbie Land, though she still finds time to attend Barbie’s raging parties. McKinnon is most known for her zany characters in Saturday Night Live, although she has also brought her comedic talents to movies like Ghostbustersand The Spy Who Dumped Me. In this trailer, she can be seen offering Barbie advice as a Morpheus type character who is able to see more clearly how the world truly works both within and outside of Barbie Land. Her character poster says that she is “always in the splits” and she represents that one Barbie that everyone destroyed as a kid with doodles all over her face and her hair haphazardly cut. Kate McKinnon is playing a well-played-with version of Gymnast Barbie. She has also lent her voice to the character Astrid in Dreamworks’ animated How to Train Your Dragon saga.

Gloria is played by America Ferrera, who has also starred in the TV shows Ugly Betty and Superstore as well as both movies in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. Gloria is a Mattel employee in the Real World who finds Barbie and helps her on her journey.
