• A transgender model and actor will feature in the new Barbie film according to reports.
• Hari Nef has been identified as the star in the production based on the classic, much-loved Mattel toy, as detailed in a promotional image Nef shared on social media.
• Nef tweeted a poster of the film, which features the actor in full character costume. “This Barbie is a doctor,” the poster extols.
• “Identity politics and cinema aren’t my favorite combination, but the name BARBIE looms large over every American woman,” Nef reportedly said.

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