Barbie The Princess & the Popstar

Barbie: The Princess & The Popstar is an upcoming Barbie movie directed by Zeke Norton, which will be released in fall 2012. It is a magical adventure story of two girls, both played by Barbie, who trade places. One is a princess, the other a popstar.

The movie is similar to Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper as they are both based on The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, but this version is more modern. Both of the movies are musicals with the protagonist's genders switched. Tiffany Giardina will be performing songs on the soundtrack.

Early Plot
''In “Barbie™ The Princess & The Popstar,” Barbie™ plays princess Tori™ who dreams of leaving her royal life for the life of her favorite popstar Keira™. Simultaneously, Keira™ is tired of performing and her superstar lifestyle and dreams of becoming a real-life princess. The two find each other and magically trade places. However, not everything is as easy as it seems. The two girls soon learn that it’s better to be yourself and come to appreciate the lives they had before the transformation. Girls and moms will love the fun music with classic tunes re-written in Barbie™ style with eye popping animation this will become a new Barbie™ film favorite!''

Characters

 * Princess Tori, a blonde princess, played by Barbie. Tori is is bored by her controlled life as a princess and dreams of being a popstar like Keira. Kelly Sheridan provides her voice in speaking, while Jennifer Waris provides her singing voice.
 * Keira, a purple-haired popstar, also played by Barbie. Keira is also bored with her popstar lifestyle and dreams of being a princess like Tori. She's voiced by Diana Kaarina, while Tiffany Giardina provides her singing voice.
 * Prince Liam, a blonde prince, played by Ken.

Music

 * "Princesses Wanna Have Fun" (as heard in the teaser trailer).

Trivia

 * There is a movie for Veggie Tales with basically the same plot.
 * The dance choreographer for the film has worked with Miley Cyrus during her Hannah Montana years, Janet Jackson and Prince. The name of the movie's choreographer is Teresa Espinosa, a popular dancer from the all-girl dance crew "Beat Freaks" on "America's Best Dance Crew".
 * "Princesses Wanna Have Fun" is a remake of Cyndi Lauper's song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".