As of this week, Barbie is the hottest movie of the year, and it’s amassed rave reviews.
16.08.2023 - 15:31 / variety.com
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.
They both couldn’t do it,” Gerwig reiterated to Hollywood First Look. “Although Timothée did come by the set and then said, ‘I should have been in this,’ And I was like, ‘I know! Why aren’t you in this?’” Gerwig previously said that she had planned for Chalamet and Ronan to appear in “Barbie” in “speciality cameos,” but “both of them couldn’t do it and I was so annoyed. But I love them so much.
But it felt like doing something without my children. I mean, I’m not their mom, but I sort of feel like their mom.” Ronan was filming and producing “The Outrun” at the same time Gerwig was filming “Barbie” and thus couldn’t fit a cameo into her schedule. “The Outrun” is adapted from the 2016 memoir by Scottish journalist and author Amy Liptrot.
Chalamet and Ronan were far from the only actors who couldn’t make “Barbie” fit into their schedule. The film’s casting directors revealed last month that “Saturday Night Live” Emmy nominee Bowen Yang, “Schitt’s Creek” Emmy winner Dan Levy and “Dear Evan Hansen” Tony winner Ben Platt were all in the running to play versions of Ken in the film but scheduling logistics prevented the castings from happening. Jonathan Groff also circled the role of Ken’s long-suffering friend Allan before
.As of this week, Barbie is the hottest movie of the year, and it’s amassed rave reviews.
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Michael Cera was one of the standouts on Barbie giving life to the only Allan in the Greta Gerwig-directed film.
Timothee Chalamet was one of several celebrity cameos that Greta Gerwig tried to nail down for her summer blockbuster Barbie.
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.The actor stars as Mattel’s discontinued doll in the satirical comedy, led by Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.Since the film’s release in cinemas last month, Cera’s awkward character Allan has become a fan-favourite. However, the Canadian actor has since explained how he came close to missing out on the role altogether, thanks to his manager.In a recent video interview with GQ, the Superbad star revealed that his casting was “very last-minute”.“My manager got a call checking on my availability for it, and he called me and he said, ‘I got a call about this movie, it’s the Barbie movie, Greta Gerwig’s directing it, and it’s filming in London for four months or something.
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.
Timothée Chalamet wishes he was a Ken.
Nearly one month into its theatrical run, and “Barbie” keeps trucking. Greta Gerwig‘s blockbuster now sits at $1.19 billion at the global box office, good for the year’s second highest-grossing film (and demolishing Margot Robbie‘s pitch to studios that “Barbie” would break the billion dollar barrier). So will “Barbie” surpass “The Super Mario Bros.
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are keeping their romance casual amid busy schedules, a source tells ET.
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.
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are trying to play things cool as they work on their connection behind the scenes!
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are keeping their romance casual amid busy schedules, a source tells ET.«Kylie and Timothée are still seeing each other when they can. Kylie’s busy with work and traveling a lot, but they make time for each other when it works and both like each other,» the source says, following false reportsearlier this month that they had gone their separate ways. «They’re keeping things low key and chill for now, but get along great and have fun together.»Neither star has addressed the romance publicly nor have they stepped out together in an official capacity.
British actor Rob Brydon has revealed he finds it hurtful when Barbie fans question why he was cast in the record-breaking movie.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jamie Dornan admitted in a new “Wired” video interview (via Insider) that he was “quite jealous” of Robert Pattinson during the early days of their career. Dornan, Pattinson and fellow stars such as Eddie Redmayne and Andrew Garfield all came up together as aspiring young actors in England. Pattinson’s career skyrocketed way ahead of his peers when he was cast as Edward Cullen in the “Twilight” franchise.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Now that “Barbie” has officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, speculation about a potential sequel has intensified tenfold. Greta Gerwig, who directed “Barbie” in addition to co-writing its script with Noah Baumbach, told The New York Times she has no ideas yet for a “Barbie 2.” However, she also told People magazine before the film joined the $1 billion club that she hoped her movie “is the launch of a world and a bunch of different Barbie movies.” “There’s a tone and a humor and a joy, and obviously the world is so beautiful,” Gerwig told the publication. “I want to go back to Barbie Land.” Margot Robbie was less assertive when asked about a “Barbie” sequel in pre-release interviews.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Greta Gerwig celebrated her 40th birthday just as “Barbie” was getting ready to cross the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. The feat has made “Barbie” the first movie solo directed by a female filmmaker to cross the box office milestone.
This Barbie is a billionaire! Greta Gerwig‘s doll comedy starring Margot Robbie has officially earned over $1 billion at the box office.