Michael Cera almost lost out on ‘Barbie’ role thanks to his manager

Watching Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” one may wonder whether it’s even possible to make a film about an Italian figure and have it not be at least 80% about style. An admittedly rather inane thought, but one made a little more legitimate by the central presence of Adam Driver as the titular Enzo Ferrari.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Lane Factor spent most of his teen years on camera, growing up on FX’s “Reservation Dogs.” The hitseries premiered in 2021 and comes to an end in September after three seasons. Factor plays Cheese Williams, one of the show’s four Indigenous teenagers living on the “rez” in rural Oklahoma. The Oklahoma native, who is of Creek-Seminole and Caddo descent, talked to Variety before the SAG-AFTRA strike about learning the craft, how the cast and crew helped him overcome his anxiety andworking with Steven Spielberg in “The Fabelmans.” What has the journey been like for you, getting to grow up on TV as Cheese and taking him through this final season? It’s been so amazing.

The Vampire Diaries spinoff series, The Originals, could have looked a lot different.

Michael Oher is making new claims against the Tuohy family in recent court documents obtained by ET. The 37-year-old former NFL player and subject of the Oscar-nominated film,, filed a new request to the courts for 19-years-worth of accounting from the Tuohy family, claiming that Leigh Anne Tuohy and her husband, Sean Tuohy, used him for their business and marketing ventures.Oher, who previously played for Old Miss and the Baltimore Ravens while under a conservatorship with the Tuohy family, has filed a motion alleging he hasn't seen any money for the past 19 years from the use of his name, image, and likeness, and “never permitted [the Tuohys] to use his name, likeness, and image in any way.”Oher, who previously accused the Tuohy family of tricking him into signing paperwork to make them his conservators and told him it was a part of the adoption process, alleges that the Tuohys have falsely claimed that he is their adopted son and used him in their marketing and business ventures.

In the Barbieverse, there’s lots of Barbies and lots of Kens, but only one Allan. And according to Michael Cera, who plays the sole male doll in “Barbie” who simply does not feel the Ken-ergy, he had to reach out to director Greta Gerwig personally to snag the singular role.

Michael Cera is looking back on the moment that he got slapped across the face by Rihanna.

Michael Cera was one of the standouts on Barbie giving life to the only Allan in the Greta Gerwig-directed film.

Michael Cera has reflected on the moment Rihanna slapped him in the face for a film role.The actor featured in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s 2013 disaster comedy This Is The End, about a group of celebrities who get stuck in James Franco‘s house after a series of catastrophic events destroy Los Angeles.In the film, Cera plays a fictionalised version of himself and ends up on the receiving end of a hard slap from Rihanna after he smacks her in the butt.Speaking in a recent interview with GQ, Cera reflected on his most iconic film and TV roles when he explained what went into the slap sequence.“She definitely hit me,” he recalled. “But really, I wanted that.

Michael Cera REALLY wanted to play Allan in Barbie.

Michael Cera has been winning raves for his performance in “Barbie” as Allan, the singular male character in Barbieland who isn’t one of the many iterations of Ken.

Barbie movie.In an interview with Hollywood First Look, Gerwig revealed that the Wonka star visited the set of her film in London. The director said she wanted Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan to make cameos in the movie, but their schedules didn’t match up with the project.“I tried to get them both in it.

Ethan Shanfeld Michael Cera plays the awkward, one-of-a-kind Allan in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster “Barbie” movie. But if not for arranging a last-minute Zoom call with the director, Cera might not have made it into the film. “It was a kind of very last-minute casting,” Cera said in a video interview with GQ conducted before the actors strike.

Michael Oher previously addressed his conservatorship with the Tuohy family in his own 2011 memoir,. A passage from the book has resurfaced this week after the 37-year-old former NFL pro filed a lawsuit against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, claiming that the couple tricked him into a conservatorship and lied about his adoption status when he was 18.In his book, as shared by on Thursday, Oher wrote specifically about his understanding of the legal arrangement he had with the Tuohy family.«It kind of felt like a formality, as I'd been a part of the family for more than a year at that point.

Barbie movie.In an interview with Hollywood First Look, Gerwig revealed that the Wonka star visited the set of her film in London. The director said she wanted Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan to make cameos in the movie, but their schedules didn’t match up with the project.“I tried to get them both in it.

The adventures of Scott Pilgrim are continuing!

Michael Cera is reprising his role as Scott Pilgrim!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Greta Gerwig revealed in an interview with Hollywood First Look during her “Barbie” press tour that Timothée Chalamet visited the film’s set in London and lamented over not being able to star in the film. Gerwig directed Chalamet in both “Lady Bird” and “Little Women.” The filmmaker previously told CinemaBlend that Chalamet and her muse Saoirse Ronan were courted for cameo appearances in “Barbie” but scheduling conflicts got in the way. “I tried to get them both in it.

UPDATED, 5:45 AM: Netflix has dropped the first-look teaser for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (official title), its upcoming anime series based on the classic graphic novels and 2010 film starring Michael Cera. Cera reunites with many of the film’s cast including Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza and more who lend their voices to the series, which will premiere November 17. Watch the teaser above.

Sophia Scorziello editor Michael Cera reunites with Sex Bob-Omb — this time in animated form — for Netflix’s upcoming anime “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.” The eight-episode series is helmed by animation studio Science Saru, and follows the cult-favorite story of bass-playing title character Scott Pilgrim and his battle of the bands and the exes. The new Netflix show follows Edgar Wright’s 2010 action rom-com “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” which was based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley.

***NOTE: THIS INTERVIEW WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE WGA AND SAG-AFTRA STRIKE*** In today’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo talks about siblinghood with actors Michael Cera (“Superbad,” “Barbie”)& Sophia Lillis (“IT,” “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”). The duo is promoting their latest film, “The Adults,” which follows three siblings coming together after being estranged for some time and the awkward dance of reconnection that follows.