Amy Schumer, who was she and why did they leave the Barbie cast? HITC investigates.
Greta Gerwig, an actor already well-respected, quickly demonstrated her talents behind the camera when she directed Lady Bird’s feature debut in 2017. She further cemented her place as one of the top emerging filmmakers in Boston with Little Women.
Although it wasn’t possible for anyone to have predicted that she would approach a Barbie live-action movie in her third film, the announcement was very promising. This is especially true when Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie were involved.
The trailer has been released and people are learning.
First, we need to know who Amy Schumer was in Barbie’s cast. Secondly, you’ll be curious about why she left. So, let’s address both points…
Amy Schumer quit Barbie’s role
The stand-up comedian, 41 years old, was initially set to portray the Barbie central character. However, Margot Robbie won.
Amy explained the process during Interview The Hollywood Reporter reported that her departure from the project was due to creative differences. She says she wanted Barbie to be an inventor with high ambitions, whereas the studio then tried to compromise by asking if the doll’s invention could be a Jell-O high heel shoe.
“They definitely didn’t want to do it the way I wanted to do it, the only way I was interested in doing it,” she announced.
Additionally, she was sent a pair of Manolo Blahniks shoes to celebrate the casting and argued during the interview that “the idea that that’s just what every woman must want, right there, I should have gone, ‘You’ve got the wrong gal.’”
Although Amy has addressed creative differences, she originally cited that she abandoned the film “due to scheduling conflicts” in a statement and added that she was “bummed” but looking forward to seeing the film.
Although there’s no Amy, the likes of Will Ferrell and more are confirmed to star.
Barbie fans react
The trailer was viewed by a few Barbie enthusiasts who reacted via Twitter to Amy’s casting as Margot.
Take a look at these tweets.
Barbie movie cast
Check out below the list of confirmed Babie cast members and their roles.
- Margot Robbie as Barbie
- Ryan Gosling is Ken
- Issa Rae as President Barbie
- Alexandra Shipp as Writer Barbie
- Emma Mackey, Physicist Barbie
- Ana Cruz Kayne will be Judge Barbie
- Ritu Arya is a journalist Barbie
- Nicola Coughlan, Diplomat Barbie
- Dua Lipa as Mermaid Barbie
- Kate McKinnon is Gymnast Barbie
- Hari Nef, Doctor Barbie
- Sharon Rooney, Lawyer Barbie
- Helen Mirren is the narrator
- Simu Luu is Ken
- Kingsley Ben-Adir as Ken
- Ncuti Gatwa is Ken
- Scott Evans is Ken
- Michael Cera as Allan
- Emerald Fennell is a Midge
- Will Ferrell to be the CEO of the toy firm
- Jamie Demetriou is a employee of a toy firm
- Connor Swindells is an intern for a toy business
Barbie will be in theatres Friday, July 21st 2023.
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