It’s Barbie’s world — and we should all be living in it. At least that’s the sentiment shared by out actress Alexandra Shipp, one of the stars of Greta Gerwig’s newfilm Barbie.
“I feel like I would thrive in a matriarchal society. In today’s day and age, who wouldn’t love that?” she says about getting to immerse herself in Gerwig’s feminist, queer-inclusive, and diverse-as-hell vision for the Warner Bros. live-action movie centering the famous Mattel doll.
In the magical, colorful, over-the-top universe of the film — appropriately named “Barbieland” — the outfits are always chic, the hair and makeup are always on point, the handsome Ken dolls are secondary players awaiting your beck and call, and every day ends in sleepovers and perfectly choreographed dance sequences to
