Photo: GettyKate McKinnonis ready for fans to step inside Barbie’s world.TheSaturday Night Livealum, 38, chatted withLaverne Coxon the red carpet of the 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awards, where she discussed her upcoming role inGreta Gerwig’sBarbiemovie.When asked about shooting the film — which is due to hit theaters on July 21, 2023 — McKinnon teased on theE! Live from the Red Carpetspecial that the movie is “going to be incredible.““The colors, the sets are everything, the costumes are everything, the script and story —Margot [Robbie],Ryan Gosling— are everything.America Ferrara, everything,” she continued. “I’m just so excited for people to see it because it’s going to be epic.“For more on the 2022 Emmy Awards, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.Elsewhere in the chat, Cox, 50, pointed out the McKinnon and Gerwig, 39, once went to school with one another. “Yes, we went to college together,” said theSaturday Night Livealum, nominated this year for best supporting actress for her time on the NBC comedy series. “We sort of lived in a dorm together, too.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Mike Marsland/WireImageFan buzz has been building forBarbiesince thefirst official look at Robbie, 32, in character as the iconic Mattel doll came in April during CinemaCon, when Warner Bros. Picturesshared a first-look image.In the photo, Robbie as Barbie wore a blue-and-white polka-dotted headband and matching striped halter top, as she smiled and leaned forward in a pink Chevrolet Corvette convertible.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Thefirst glimpse of costar Gosling, 41, as Kencame back in June, when Warner Bros. shared a snapshot of the actor online.Gosling posed and showed off his platinum-blond hairdo and his abs under a ripped denim jacket in the image.RELATED VIDEO: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling Rollerblade in Neon at Venice Beach While Filming Barbie MovieAlongside McKinnon, Ferrera, 38, Robbie and Gosling,Barbiewill also starWill Ferrell,Issa Rae,Simu LiuandMichael Cera.Robbie toldBritishVoguelast year, “People generally hearBarbieand think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t…’ “She added that the role “comes with a lot of baggage,” considering somehistorical controversy over the doll.“And a lot of nostalgic connections,” the Oscar-nominated actress said. “But with that come a lot of exciting ways to attack it.“The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Kate McKinnonis ready for fans to step inside Barbie’s world.TheSaturday Night Livealum, 38, chatted withLaverne Coxon the red carpet of the 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awards, where she discussed her upcoming role inGreta Gerwig’sBarbiemovie.When asked about shooting the film — which is due to hit theaters on July 21, 2023 — McKinnon teased on theE! Live from the Red Carpetspecial that the movie is “going to be incredible.““The colors, the sets are everything, the costumes are everything, the script and story —Margot [Robbie],Ryan Gosling— are everything.America Ferrara, everything,” she continued. “I’m just so excited for people to see it because it’s going to be epic.“For more on the 2022 Emmy Awards, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.Elsewhere in the chat, Cox, 50, pointed out the McKinnon and Gerwig, 39, once went to school with one another. “Yes, we went to college together,” said theSaturday Night Livealum, nominated this year for best supporting actress for her time on the NBC comedy series. “We sort of lived in a dorm together, too.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Mike Marsland/WireImageFan buzz has been building forBarbiesince thefirst official look at Robbie, 32, in character as the iconic Mattel doll came in April during CinemaCon, when Warner Bros. Picturesshared a first-look image.In the photo, Robbie as Barbie wore a blue-and-white polka-dotted headband and matching striped halter top, as she smiled and leaned forward in a pink Chevrolet Corvette convertible.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Thefirst glimpse of costar Gosling, 41, as Kencame back in June, when Warner Bros. shared a snapshot of the actor online.Gosling posed and showed off his platinum-blond hairdo and his abs under a ripped denim jacket in the image.RELATED VIDEO: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling Rollerblade in Neon at Venice Beach While Filming Barbie MovieAlongside McKinnon, Ferrera, 38, Robbie and Gosling,Barbiewill also starWill Ferrell,Issa Rae,Simu LiuandMichael Cera.Robbie toldBritishVoguelast year, “People generally hearBarbieand think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t…’ “She added that the role “comes with a lot of baggage,” considering somehistorical controversy over the doll.“And a lot of nostalgic connections,” the Oscar-nominated actress said. “But with that come a lot of exciting ways to attack it.“The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Kate McKinnonis ready for fans to step inside Barbie’s world.
TheSaturday Night Livealum, 38, chatted withLaverne Coxon the red carpet of the 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awards, where she discussed her upcoming role inGreta Gerwig’sBarbiemovie.
When asked about shooting the film — which is due to hit theaters on July 21, 2023 — McKinnon teased on theE! Live from the Red Carpetspecial that the movie is “going to be incredible.”
“The colors, the sets are everything, the costumes are everything, the script and story —Margot [Robbie],Ryan Gosling— are everything.America Ferrara, everything,” she continued. “I’m just so excited for people to see it because it’s going to be epic.”
For more on the 2022 Emmy Awards, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
Elsewhere in the chat, Cox, 50, pointed out the McKinnon and Gerwig, 39, once went to school with one another. “Yes, we went to college together,” said theSaturday Night Livealum, nominated this year for best supporting actress for her time on the NBC comedy series. “We sort of lived in a dorm together, too.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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Fan buzz has been building forBarbiesince thefirst official look at Robbie, 32, in character as the iconic Mattel doll came in April during CinemaCon, when Warner Bros. Picturesshared a first-look image.
In the photo, Robbie as Barbie wore a blue-and-white polka-dotted headband and matching striped halter top, as she smiled and leaned forward in a pink Chevrolet Corvette convertible.
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
Thefirst glimpse of costar Gosling, 41, as Kencame back in June, when Warner Bros. shared a snapshot of the actor online.
Gosling posed and showed off his platinum-blond hairdo and his abs under a ripped denim jacket in the image.
RELATED VIDEO: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling Rollerblade in Neon at Venice Beach While Filming Barbie Movie
Alongside McKinnon, Ferrera, 38, Robbie and Gosling,Barbiewill also starWill Ferrell,Issa Rae,Simu LiuandMichael Cera.
Robbie toldBritishVoguelast year, “People generally hearBarbieand think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t…’ "
She added that the role “comes with a lot of baggage,” considering somehistorical controversy over the doll.
“And a lot of nostalgic connections,” the Oscar-nominated actress said. “But with that come a lot of exciting ways to attack it.”
The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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