Director Greta Gerwig dropped a surprising announcement when she revealed that during mid-production of Barbie, actor Timothee Chalamet had walked in and told her that he too wanted to be a part of the project.
Greta revealed that not only was the Dune actor greatly interested in the film, but was rather disappointed that he wasn't cast.
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The 27-year old actor had apparently also wanted to portray one version of the many Ken dolls in Barbieland.
As per reports, Greta said: "Timothee did come by the set during production and then said, 'I should have been in the Barbie movie'. And I was like, 'I know! Why aren't you in this?''
This was due to Timothee himself being a good singer who would have perfectly fit the movie with both his acting, age and singing abilities.
Prior to that, the filmmaker had previously told other sources that Timothee and her muse Saoirse Ronan were courted for cameo appearances in Barbie but scheduling conflicts got in the way much to her and Timothee’s disappointment.
She went on to reveal that these delays very much annoyed her, adding “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.”
Chalamet was unable to appear in the Barbie film as production for the movie occurred around the same time he was shooting for the films Dune: Part Two and Wonka which also clashed with the release date of Barbie which was competing against Oppenheimer, and to avoid losses both Timothee and Ronan were unable to get cast.
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Chalamet and Ronan were far from the only actors who couldn’t make Barbie fit into their schedule, as the film’s casting directors revealed last month on Saturday Night Live that Emmy nominee Bowen Yang, Schitt’s Creek and Emmy winner Dan Levy were also interested in being cast as Ken dolls, but scheduling logistics prevented the castings from happening.