Amy Schumer set to star as Barbie in Sony live-action film

The film will reportedly try to address Barbie's issues of self-image and race

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Amy Schumer is set to play an 'imperfect' Barbie in an upcoming film, according to reports.

The comedian and actress is currently in talks to star and rework the script for the live action film Barbie, which will add a contemporary spin to the iconic toy brand.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Barbie film will try to address the brand's issues of self-image and race in a story that begins in the perfect land of Barbies, where one woman (Schumer), awakens to the idea that she doesn't fit in.

Expelled from Barbie land, she travels to the real world and discovers that being unique is a good thing.

Sony studios is reportedly hoping to create an imaginitive family comedy using the Tom Hanks 'fish out of water' classics Splash and Big as touchstones, as well as the Amy Adams film Enchanted.

It is expected that Schumer will rewrite the script with her sister, Kim Caramele.

Schumer wrote and starred in the 2015 Judd Apatow comedy Trainwreck, which received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $140.8 million in the US against a budget of $35 million.