Sex Education star Emma Mackey lands a role in Margot Robbie’s Barbie
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sex Education star Emma Mackey has joined the cast of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie alongside Margot Robbie, Will Ferrell, and Ryan Gosling. Rumours of Mackey’s casting broke last month, amplifying the anticipation for the live-action toy movie. The actors will be joined by a star-studded cast consisting of Gosling, Shang-Chi’s Simu Liu, Ghostbuster’s Kate McKinnon, X-Men’s Alexandra Shipp, and America Ferrera. “People generally hear Barbie and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t.’” Production for Barbie is already underway, and plot details are mostly being kept in a Malibu dream house, but sources told THR that there’s a “meta aspect to the proceedings”.