And it seems that he also wrote some pieces for the soundtrack of the feature film directed by Greta Gerwig
Dua Lipa will make her debut as an actress. But there’s more: she will be Barbie Sirena in the film about the legendary Mattel doll directed by Greta Gerwig.
In fact, the pop star is one of the new names in the cast of Barbie surprisingly announced today through i character posters disseminated online.c
As we have known for some time, in the feature film Barbie will have the face of Margot Robbie while Ken that of Ryan Gosling. They were joined by Emma Mackey, aka Barbie Nobel Prize in Physics, Nicola Coughlan, Diplomat Barbie, and Ncuti Gatwa and Simu Liu as two other Kens, among others.
Among the familiar faces also Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Emerald Fennell, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Kate McKinnon and Helen Mirren, aka the narrator of the story.
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In the poster circulated on social media, Dua Lipa is wearing an electric blue wig (which goes a long way California Gurls by Katy Perry) and the subtitle reads “This Barbie is a mermaid”.
Her official casting follows months of rumors: now it’s confirmed that Dua has recorded several tracks to be included in the film’s soundtrack.
Barbie will be released in theaters in the US on July 21.