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With the release of another Barbie movie trailer, fans are getting excited - and couldn't help but notice something they believe to be a heartfelt detail to the doll's origins.

In the new preview, viewers got to see more of what Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling’s Barbie and Ken get up to when they end up in the real world, far from their home in Barbie Land.

But there is a brief moment near the end of the trailer that has everyone talking. It features Barbie sitting on a park bench and sharing a smile with a mystery woman sat next to her.

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In this scene, the voiceover said: “Humans only have one ending. Ideas are forever.”

Viewers who watched the trailer with subtitles noticed how the quote is attributed to a character named Ruth.

This moment in the trailer has left fans presuming the woman smiling at Barbie is the doll's inventor Ruth Handler.YouTube/Warner Bros. Pictures

So, many believe that the mystery woman is actually meant to represent the inventor of the iconic doll, Ruth Handler who passed away back in 2002.

Handler created Barbie back in 1959 and with her husband Elliot Handler. She was the co-founder of Mattel toys which in turn Barbie became one of the most recognisable dolls ever.

Fans quickly took to Twitter to share this presumption - although this has not been confirmed and some have noted Rhea Perlman is part of the cast but her role has not be revealed yet although some believe the voiceover did sound like her.

\u201cWhy is no one mentioning that the elderly lady in the Barbie trailer is probably Ruth Handler. The creator of Barbie #dolltwt\u201d
— Stephany Sanchez\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea\ud83d\udda4\ud83e\ude76\ud83e\udd0d\ud83d\udc9c (@Stephany Sanchez\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea\ud83d\udda4\ud83e\ude76\ud83e\udd0d\ud83d\udc9c) 1685041133

\u201cThe Ruth in this scene where Barbie is speaking with an older woman must be referring to Ruth Handler, Barbie\u2019s creator (who, in real life, passed away in 2002). Is she played by Ruth\u2019s real life daughter Barbara Handler Segal (who served as the inspiration for Barbie)?\u201d
— Courtney Howard (@Courtney Howard) 1685030701

\u201clike we\u2019re really getting this full circle moment and it\u2019s going to be so wholesome because Ruth is going to give advice to Barbie an- \u201d
— andrea \u2727 \u02da. \u1d4e\u1d4e \ud83c\udf80\u2077 (@andrea \u2727 \u02da. \u1d4e\u1d4e \ud83c\udf80\u2077) 1685054972

\u201cnoticed this in the captions of the Barbie trailer. \n\nThis character shares the same first name as Ruth Handler, the inventor of Barbie. \n\n#Barbie #BarbieMovie #BarbieTheMovie\u201d
— liam (wga strike enthusiast) (@liam (wga strike enthusiast)) 1685036332

\u201cAnd I think the VO is done by Rhea Perlman, who\u2019s Jewish. \ud83e\ude77 idk who the actress is (she doesn\u2019t look like Barbara) but I think the voice is Rhea \ud83e\ude77\u201d
— danielle \u2721\ufe0f (Barbie\u2019s Version) (@danielle \u2721\ufe0f (Barbie\u2019s Version)) 1685038094

Meanwhile, the lineup for the movie soundtrack was also announced with music from Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Charli XCX, and even Ken himself as Ryan Gosling being list. In addition Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice have made a new version of AQUA's “Barbie Girl,” which can be briefly heard in the trailer.

Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig is set to be release in cinemas on Friday 21 July.

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