hollywood actress america ferrera has been roped into play opposite margot robbie in barbie the upcoming movie from warner bros mattel and robbies luckychap entertainmentgreta gerwig is directing the movie from a script she cowrote with noah baumbach with robbie playing the titular toy doll and ryan gosling playing ken reports varietycom it is unknown who ferrera will play as details of the films plot have been kept fantastically wrapped in plasticbest known for her emmywinning work on screen in projects like ugly betty real women have curves and as a voice actor in the popular how to train your dragon franchise ferrera expanded her resume by producing the hit workplace comedy superstore which she also starred in for five of the shows six seasons and gentefiedshe also stepped behind the camera to direct multiple episodes of both shows ferrera is set to make her feature directorial debut with i am not your perfect mexican daughter an adaptation of the new york times bestselling novel by author erika sanchez who will serve as a coproducer on the film shell next be seen starring opposite jared leto and anne hathaway in the limited series we crashed which debuts in marchbarbie is set to start production early this year at wbs leavesden studios in london with a planned 2023 theatrical release