Kate McKinnon joins Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling in upcoming live-action Barbie movie

After Shang-Chi actor Simu Liu, SNL star Kate McKinnon is in talks to star in the upcoming live-action Barbie movie set at Warner Bros. 

The titular character will be played by Margot Robbie, while Ryan Gosling has been cast as Ken.

Long-time collaborators Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach have written the script, while Gerwig will direct. No plot details about the film are known yet.

The cast also includes America Ferriera, though her role has not been specified as of now. 

The Barbie movie has been in the making since 2019 but its only recently that there have been any updates regarding it. Production will likely begin this year at the Warner Bros Leavesden studio in London, writes Variety.

Besides starring in the lead, Robbie is also producing through her banner LuckyChap along with Tom Ackerley. Mattel's Robbie Brenner and David Heyman (Harry Potter series, Paddington) are also producers.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that McKinnon will next be seen as Carole Baskin, the animal rights activist who featured in Netflix documentary series Tiger King, in Peacock series Joe vs. Carole.