Barbie and Ken get arrested in ‘real world’ after Barbieland exit in trailer for movie

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Barbie and Ken find themselves in trouble with the law after they venture into the ‘real world’ in a new trailer for the hotly-anticipated film.The Barbie movie - starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling - sees the pair travel beyond the safety of Barbieland in the pursuit of happiness.

But after they step into the ‘real world’, they get arrested and after posing for LA police department mugshots, they become the target of a hunt led by the chief executive of a toy company, played by Will Ferrell.The latest trailer begins with the Mattel doll saying the only thing she has planned for the evening is “a giant blowout party” - but the dancing stops when she asks fellow Barbie dolls, played by Sharon Rooney and Emma Mackey, “Do you guys ever think about dying?” The doll is instructed to go to the “real world” by actress Kate McKinnon, using a high-heeled shoe and a Birkenstock sandal to highlight the differences between the outside world and their world.

Barbie is then surprised by Ken on her drive towards the real world, and the pair end up on Venice Beach, where Barbie punches a man in the face who had slapped her behind.The trailer shows Barbie and Ken in prison before the toy company CEO discovers they have escaped and the doll leads a chase to avoid her captors.

It ends with Ken visiting a hospital and requesting to perform an appendectomy. It comes after the star-studded Barbie soundtrack line-up was revealed, which features Lizzo, Charlie XCX, Nicki Minaj, and Gosling.The album, set to be jointly released with the film on July 21, also includes Khalid, Haim, Ava Max, Ice Spice, Tame Impala and The Kid Laroi with Mark Ronson serving as executive music producer.