Ben Affleck was almost in Barbie, reveals Michael Cera

Ben Affleck was almost in Barbie, reveals Michael Cera

The actor was supposed to participate in the fight scene, but ended up being left out due to scheduling conflicts and Allan’s interpreter had to take his place

Led by Margot Robbie(The Suicide Squad) It is Ryan Gosling(La La Land: Singing Seasons), Barbie, the biggest box office hit of 2023, is one of the films with the largest number of Hollywood stars in its cast. However, the film still had room for more stars and almost had the participation of Ben Affleckin Argo (2012) and Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021).

During an event with the director Greta Gerwig and members of the film’s cast, Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) revealed that a fight sequence featuring his character, Allanwould be done by Affleck: “I wasn’t supposed to fight in the movie. Can I say what it was supposed to be? It was supposed to be Ben Affleckdelivered the actor [via The A.V. Club].

Ben wanted to do it, but he was directing his film. They said, ‘Okay, Ben It is out, [mas] something has to happen here. Then you will fight them.’ Then I had to go in [em ação] with the stunt team”remembered Wax.

In the conversation, he also said that he had physical difficulties completing the sequences of Ben: “I had just had COVID and they sent me to practice. I almost died just warming up! I had to lay down in my trailer, they had the nurse check on me and I was sent home. So we did a second rehearsal and I learned. That’s basically it. the story”added the interpreter Allan.

About Barbie

In Barbiethe most famous doll in the world, played by Margot Robbie, he starts to have problems when Barbieland, his perfect world, stops being so perfect. To get everything back to normal, she decides to go to the Real World to discover the root of the problem.

However, the merciless president of the company that makes Barbie dolls will not let her wander our world for long and will pursue her until she is perfectly safe in her perfect world… which is no longer so perfect when she returns, thanks The Ken (Gosling).

In addition to Robbie, Gosling It is Waxthe cast of Barbie still has Alexandra Shipp (Tick, tick… BOOM!), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Emma Mackey (Sex Education), Kingsley Ben-Adir (Secret Invasion), Issa Rae (Insecure), Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who), Hari Nef (The Idol), John Cena (Peacemaker) and the singer Dua Lipaamong others, such as different versions of Barbie and Ken.

America Ferrera (Superstore), Ariana Greenblatt (Ahsoka), Will Ferrel (Stranger Than Fiction), Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Emerald Fennell (Beautiful Revenge) It is Helen Mirren (Shazam: Fury of the Gods), among many others, complete the cast.

In addition to directing the film, Greta Gerwig (Little Women) also signs the script for Barbie together with her co-worker and husband, Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, White Noise). Watch the trailer:

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Source: Rollingstone

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