The 'Barbie' Movie Posters Have Birthed a Beautiful Meme
Want to star in the new Barbie movie? Thanks to a clever new image generator, you can (kinda) join the likes of Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and the rest of Barbie's seemingly endless cast.
Early in the day on March 4, the massive slate of stars set to appear in the Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie flick was revealed through a series of now-viral movie posters inspired by — what else? — Barbie packaging.
The colorful graphics placed portraits of the cast in a circular frame mimicking Mattel’s logo, as if each actor was a true-to-life Barbie figure themselves. Above, a tagline succinctly summed up each character in the Barbie movie.
For example: "He's just Ken" above OG Barbie boytoy Ryan Gosling; "This Barbie is a mermaid" above surprise Barbie Dua Lipa; "He's another Ken" above Simu Liu.
The posters quickly made their way across social media, inspiring onlookers to put their own spins on the promotional material. In short: The Barbie movie poster is now a meme, even more than the massively memetic Barbie movie already was from the moment it was announced.
Encouraging people to continue riffing on the posters, the movie's promotional team launched the Barbie Selfie Generator, a website that allows those so inclined to make their own versions of the Barbie poster starring themselves or, really, anyone they feel like toy-ifying.
A pretty genius move, if you ask me.
After uploading a portrait-style photo, the site automatically isolates the head and shoulders of your chosen Barbie or Ken, cutting out the background.
The edited photo is then overlaid on a template mimicking the Barbie movie posters. You can even customize the text that will appear on your faux poster, allowing for boundless possibilities. It's the next best thing to being in Barbie's enormous ensemble cast yourself!
Head to Barbie Selfie Generator to try your hand at the internet's new favorite meme, and mark your calendars for the premiere of the Barbie movie, slated for July 21.
