The new Barbie poster is already the best meme of 2023

Barbie movie posters
(Image credit: Warner Bros/Future)

Unless you've been living under a plastic rock, you've probably heard that there's a new Barbie movie on the way. And since it's directed by Little Women's Greta Gerwig, it's probably, actually, going to be really good.

A new trailer and a series of character posters have just dropped for the film, due for release on 21 July – and it seems the latter are already the internet's favourite meme. It's a pretty simple concept – photo of the character, glittery background, actor's name, brief description of character, title of film. And it lends itself very well to a touch of appropriation. (Looking for more inspiration? Check out the best print ads of all time.)

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Daniel John
Design Editor

Daniel John is Design Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of design, branding and lifestyle tech, and has covered several industry events including Milan Design Week, OFFF Barcelona and Adobe Max in Los Angeles.

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