Barbie buzz is all over the UK after last night’s British premiere in London’s Leicester Square.
Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and their fellow stars hit the pink carpet which fans had been queuing for a spot on the sides of from early that morning.
Greta Gerwig’s comedy is set to go up against Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer on Friday July 21, as he and his cast had a photocall in Trafalgar Square earlier in the day.
Both blockbusters, which many fans will be double billing next weekend in what is being dubbed as Barbenheimer, are getting serious Oscars buzz.
Bookmakers Coral have already slashed odds on both Barbie and Ken stars Robbie and Gosling winning Best Actor and Actress at the 2024 Academy Awards.
Coral’s John Hill said: “Although Barbie has yet to be released in the UK, we have already seen interest in Margot Robbie landing an Oscar for her role as Barbie at the Academy Awards next year.”
Robbie’s odds of winning Best Actress for Barbie have been cut from 4-1 to 2-1, making her the current frontrunner for the Oscar.
Meanwhile, her Ken co-star Gosling’s odds have been sliced from 5-1 to 3-1 in the Best Actor race with Killer of the Flower Moon’s Leonardo DiCaprio ahead on 5-2 and Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy being the frontrunner on 6-4.
As for Best Director, Christopher Nolan is the frontrunner to win his first Oscar for the historical epic on 4-5, with Barbie’s Greta Gerwig just behind on 6-4.
As for Best Picture, Martin Scorsese’s Killer of the Flower Moon is the current frontrunner for 2024 Oscars glory on 4-1 followed by Barbie and Oppenheimer drawing on 5-1.
Meanwhile, what’s even more incredible is that the bookies’ are confident that Barbie will likely top The Super Mario Bros movie’s $1.3 billion box office to become the highest-grossing movie of 2023.
Coral’s John Hill added: “Super Mario is on 6-4. That is obviously the early front runner, but with the buzz and anticipation around Barbie, we think it could smash all records for 2023, so have given that movie odds of 1-2.”
Barbie and Oppenheimer hit cinemas on July 21, 2023.
