LGBTQ+ “Barbie” Actors Mentioned Illustration In Barbie Land

Whereas a lot is thought about Margot and Ryan’s Barbie and Ken, much less is thought concerning the different dolls in Barbie’s Dream Land, notably the dolls performed by LGBTQ+ actors. Fortuitously, three overtly LGBTQ+ actors taking part in Barbies and Kens — Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, and Scott Evans — just lately appeared on the quilt of Out Journal the place they opened up about bringing LGBTQ+ illustration to iconic characters.

Because the movie’s director Greta Gerwig instructed Out: “There’s no method we may have instructed this story with out bringing within the LGBTQ+ group, and it was vital for us to signify the variety that Mattel has created with all the completely different Barbies and Kens that exist at the moment.”