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When the *Barbie* teaser came out, many fans noted obvious parallels between Ferrell's new job as the Mattel CEO and his past post as President Business from *The Lego Movie*. With *Barbie*, the Mattel CEO sought to ensure that no Barbies made it into the real world so he might manage them and keep profiting from their appeal. Likewise, President Business was resolved to utilize the Kragle to impose his own authority over his realm.
One can stream *The Lego Movie* on Netflix.
The Barbie role of Will Ferrell reminds me of a wicked CEO he portrayed in a $468 million toy movie ten years ago. Based on Box Office Mojo, Barbie was among the most popular films of 2023, grossing nearly $1.4 billion at the box office In addition to being a big business hit, Barbie's originality and emphasis on feminism, identity, and capitalism won her popularity with viewers and critics. Though not the primary protagonist, Will Ferrell's role was crucial in examining these concepts.
Ferrell is hardly new in portraying nasty corporate titans. He assumed the eccentric designer Mugatu's role in *Zoolander* in 2001, hence his fictionalized depiction of Mattel's real-life CEO, Ynon Kreiz, fit naturally. Ferrell's officious behavior in *Barbie* is particularly significant since it helped to shape the larger conversation on consumerism and feminism. Though *Barbie* is maybe the best illustration in Ferrell's career of this ability for capitalist satire, it is hardly the only one.
Given President Business and the Mattel CEO are essentially the same, Ferrell's performance in both *Barbie* and *The Lego Movie* matched his humorous skills. Originally presenting himself as an ally, the Mattel CEO for *Barbie* discussed wanting to modify things so Barbie would represent the feminism and equality observed in the human world. Still, not much had evolved by the end of *Barbie*. Mattel was a businessman after all, hence maintaining Barbieland the same would guarantee his ongoing profit-making.
President Business is obviously different from Barbie's Mattel CEO since his character changes heart towards the finale.
Ferrell's past position as President Business reminds the Mattel CEO of his need for total control, which drives him to dominate the toy realm. Building fences between every region to maintain the pieces in their "rightful place," President Business was resolved to make sure LEGO World stayed true to his concept of perfection. Though maybe more obviously wicked than the ambitions of the Mattel CEO, their objectives are rather similar. Still, there are some clear distinctions between the two characters even if they are the main antagonists in a major company needing total control.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling lead the cast of the *Barbie* film, which is packed of A-list performers performing either original inventions or toy-based roles.
The incredible skill in the *Barbie* film makes sense why the film was so popular.
The performers of *Barbie* and their roles:
Margot Robbie: Barbie
Ryan Gosler, Ken
Mattel Chief Executive Officer Will Ferrell
Emma Mackey is "Weird". Barbata
President Barbie's Isa Rae
Dua Lipa - Mermaid Barbie
Ncutsi Gatwa, Ken
Simu Liu-Ken
Michael Cera, Allan
American Ferrera: Gloria
Helen Mirren: Narrator
John Cena – Manner
Barbie, Kate McKinnon - "Weird"
Young Gloria, Ariana Greenblatt
Ken Kingsley Ben-Adir is a king.
Ruth Handler: Rhea Perlman
Barbie, Sharon Rooney
Nicola Coughlan; Barbie
Ken Evans - Scott Evans
Ken's Jamie Demetriou
Hari Nef – Barbie
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