Greta Gerwig revealed in an interview with Hollywood First Look during her Barbie press tour that Timothe Chalamet visited the films 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 CinemaBlendthat 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 couldnt do it, Gerwig reiterated to Hollywood First Look. Although Timothe did come by the set and then said, I should have been in this, And I was like, I know! Why arent 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 couldnt do it and I was so annoyed. But I love them so much. But it felt like doing something without my children. I mean, Im 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 couldnt 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 couldnt make Barbie fit into their schedule. The films casting directorsrevealed last monththat Saturday Night Live Emmy nominee Bowen Yang, Schitts 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 Kens long-suffering friend Allan before Michael Cera landed the part.
Barbie is now playing in theaters nationwide from Warner Bros.