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Kate McKinnon Is Just as Excited About the Barbie Movie as You Are: Find Out Why

2022 Emmy nominee Kate McKinnon gave fans an idea of what's to come in Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie during an exclusive interview with E! News on the red carpet.

By Allison Crist Sep 13, 2022 12:15 AMTags
Watch: Kate McKinnon Says Barbie Movie Is "EVERYTHING" at 2022 Emmys

According to Kate McKinnon, life in plastic really is fantastic. 

The Saturday Night Live alum is set to star in Greta Gerwig's highly-anticipated Barbie film, and she couldn't help but gush over the upcoming movie on the 2022 Emmy Awards red carpet Sept. 12. As Kate exclusively told Live From E!'s Laverne Cox, "It's going to be incredible. The colors and the sets are everything. The costumes are everything."

"Margot [Robbie], Ryan Gosling—everything," Kate continued, also giving a shoutout to co-star America Ferrera. "I'm so excited for people to see it."

Barbie marks Greta's third feature film following her debut, Lady Bird, and her highly acclaimed adaptation of Little Women. However, it turns out that Kate knew the director long before she stepped onto the scene. "We went to college together," the comedian revealed. "We sort of lived in a dorm together, too."  

Perhaps the duo's reunion will lead to even more collaborations in the future—especially since Kate's schedule is much less chaotic now that she's no longer starring on SNL. Asked by Laverne what she'll miss the most about the long-running sketch comedy series, Kate responded, "Honestly, the people. It's really a family: the cast, the crew, the writers, the producers."

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"My favorite people in the world," Kate added. "Just the most amazing group just doing this crazy thing week after week. I couldn't ask for more. Such a wonderful experience."

Kate's certainly going out on a high note, though—ahead of the 2022 Emmys, she scored her ninth consecutive acting nomination for her role on SNL. See if she takes home the trophy by keeping up with all of this year's Emmys winners here

Scroll on to see all the stars who hit the red carpet.

Zendaya

In Valentino, styled by Law Roach

Kerry Washington

In Elie Saab

Issa Rae

In Sergio Hudson, styled by Jason Rembert

Ariana DeBose

In Prabal Gurung, styled by Zadrian and Sarah

Mindy Kaling

In Elie Saab

Kaley Cuoco

In Dolce & Gabbana, styled by Brad Goreski

Reese Witherspoon

In Armani Privé

Rosario Dawson

In Christian Siriano, styled by Jason Rembert

Adam Scott

In Dolce & Gabbana, styled by Ilaria Urbinati

Juno Temple

In Tom Ford, styled by Erin Walsh

Jake Lacy

Sasheer Zamata

In Tarik Ediz

Taron Egerton

In Brunello Cucinelli

Chandra Wilson

Sarah Paulson

In Louis Vuitton, styled by Karla Welch

Sebastian Stan

Vanessa Bayer

In Christian Siriano, styled by Ariel Tunnell

Tramell Tillman

Nicole Byer

In The Tri Collective

Kumail Nanjiani

Selena Gomez

Amanda Seyfried

In Armani Privé Couture, styled by Elizabeth Stewart

Zedd

In Dolce & Gabbana

Angela Bassett

In Dolce & Gabbana, styled by Jennifer Austin

John Legend

In Gucci

Trevor Noah

In Gucci, styled by Jason Bolden

Sydney Sweeney

In Oscar de la Renta, styled by Molly Dickson

Julia Garner

In Gucci, styled by Elizabeth Saltzman

Brendan Hunt

J. Smith Cameron

In Carolina Herrera, styled by Cat Pope

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