A first look of next year's live-action Barbie film has been released, showing Margot Robbie as the world-famous doll.

The film will be directed by Greta Gerwig, who has received acclaim for her two previous directorial efforts in 2017's Lady Bird and her 2019 adaptation of Little Women.

She co-wrote the screenplay with her husband Noah Baumbach.

It is a joint project between Warner Bros and Barbie manufacturer Mattel.

Sharing a picture of Robbie in a pink car, wearing a blue top and spotty headband, Warner Bros revealed the scheduled release date of July 21, 2023.

The Australian actress, 31, previously said Barbie, which was launched in 1959, “comes with a lot of baggage” and “a lot of nostalgic connections”.

She told British Vogue: “But with that come a lot of exciting ways to attack it.

“People generally hear ‘Barbie’ and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t…’”

The film boasts a stacked cast, including Ryan Gosling as Ken, alongiside America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Emma Mackey, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae and Kingsley Ben-Adir in unnamed roles.