New Barbie movie to release in UAE on August 31, sources confirmed

UAE: The Media Council of the United Arab Emirates announced the release date of the new Barbie movie in UAE. The film will be released on Thursday, August 31, 2023. 

The release date of the film was initially postponed in cinemas across the region due to unknown reasons. However, the media council of the UAE has now confirmed that the people of the United Arab Emirates will be able to watch the new Barbie movie in theatres from Thursday, August 31, onwards. 

However, several Barbie enthusiasts outlined that even after the announcement of the release date of the movie, people still aren’t able to book tickets. The date of the release of the movie is reflected on Vox Cinemas and Raren’tnemas.

The media council of the United Arab Emirates announced that they will announce the show timings and the opening of the tickets in a short period of time. People will become able to book their tickets in the coming days. 

The movie is based on the Barbie doll with which the children were used to play in their childhood. The story of the movie revolves around the situations faced by Barbie and Ken in the real world. In the storyline, they both leave the perfect lifestyle of Barbie Land and visit the real world to meet the owner of the stereotype Barbie. 

 However, after an existential crisis, they go on a journey of self-discovery where they realise that not everything is not all that rosy-pink after all. The role of Barbie was played by the Warner Bros Pictures movie stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as her Ken. 

The movie also stars Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon and Helen Mirren. The director is Greta Gerwig, who directed Little Women and Lady Bird, the latter of which snapped up a whopping 13 awards.

Besides this, the movie also touches on some aspects of feminist things while showing the huge difference between the real world and the Barbie world.