Barbie also meets a Mattel employee named Gloria ( America Ferrera), who teaches her something about herself along the way. After going through a portal, she meets other versions of herself and Ken (which include dolls portrayed by folks like Kate McKinnon and Simu Liu). But when she starts to experience an existential crisis, she decides it's time to see what life is like in the human world. The movie follows Barbie as she lives her everyday life with Ken in the fictional world of Barbieland. But between all the pink-themed merchandise and unforgettable red carpet fashion moments, this live-action version of the beloved characters has a different tone than most people would expect. After announcing the project in 2019, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are ready to show their versions of the famous dolls. The Barbie movie has taken the world by storm.