It's no secret that Barbie is one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2023. Directed by Greta Gerwig and written by Greta and Noah Baumbach, Barbie is set to follow Barbie (Margot Robbie) as she lives in Barbie Land with Ken (Ryan Gosling) and other Barbies and Kens. However, one day Barbie decides to take a trip to the real world.

And while everything about Barbie has made the internet go wild, one of the original most exciting things was when the cast of the movie was introduced.Margot and Ryan are joined by an all-star cast of actors who not only play people in the real world — like America Ferrera and Will Ferrell — but also play the other Kens and Barbies in Barbie Land. Issa Rae plays President Barbie, Simu Liu appears as a Ken, Kate McKinnon stars as Weird Barbie, Hari Nef is Dr. Barbie, Dua Lipa appears as the Mermaid Barbies, and many more.

However, one casting choice in particular made everyone excited, and that was Emma Mackey. Even Emma made jokes about it while promoting the show because, I'm sure, she could not go anywhere without people mentioning how much she looks like Margot.

So when Emma was cast in Barbie, fans were excited that Margot and Emma would finally share the screen together, and it turns out we have their looking so much alike to thank for this casting.