One of the most famous names of our childhood finally has the right to have his own movie! As a matter of fact, we will find Mattel’s famous Barbie on the big screen on July 19, especially in the live-action adaptation of Greta Gerwig, to which we owe The Daughters of Doctor March (2019) or Sex Friends (2011). Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) was chosen to portray the famous doll. Opposite him, Ryan Gosling will play the role of Barbie’s companion Ken.
This week, the production team released the French Barbie poster (below) that quickly went viral on Twitter. Reason ? The hook of the movie with an obvious sexual overtone. In fact, if we can read it next to the Barbie character” He can do anything! “Written about Ken” It’s just Ken A little phrase that obscures an obvious dual meaning for anyone under the age of 30 who knows that “ken” is slang for “n*quer” and that the verb “it is” implies “he knows” or “He only knows ken” . . A word game that caused massive outrage from Internet users and resonated even in the United States!
American media even asserts that we know exactly what we’re doing at Warner Bros., questioned by the Hollywood Reporter. The obscene wordplay on the film’s French poster was too obvious to be intentional. “Journalists say, especially since the English slogan does not mean the same thing:” Barbie is everything. It’s just Ken » can literally be translated as « Barbie is everything. It’s just Ken »
Anyway, Warner Bros. has neither confirmed nor denied that Barbie used sexual overtones in its promotional poster, but it seems pleased with the film’s worldwide attention. Speculation about Barbie’s marketing campaign indicates a high level of public awareness and excitement about our film’s upcoming release in France. We can’t wait for audiences around the world to watch the movie when it opens next month. said the studio spokesperson.
Barbie movie poster.
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Source: Programme Television
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