Amy Schumer.Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images
Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images
Amy Schumerdoesn’t have sour grapes when it comes to theBarbiemovie.
During an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenthat aired Thursday, the comedian and actress opened up about her excited about seeing the upcoming film, an early version of which she famously was set to star in before dropping out.
“I can’t wait to see the movie, I think it looks awesome,” revealed Schumer.
She then went on to give further details. “I think we said it was scheduling conflicts. That’s what we said,” Schumer recalled. “But it really was just creative differences. But there’s like a new team behind it and it looks like it’s very feminist and cool, so I will be seeing that movie.”
“Was it just that it didn’t feel feminist and coo when you were involved in it?” asked Cohen.
“Yeah, yeah,” agreed Schumer
Schumer was firstannounced as the leadof Sony’s live-action movie based on the iconic Mattel doll back in December 2016. Four months later, in March 2017, she confirmed that she would no longer be in the film, citing those aforementioned “scheduling conflicts.”
At the time she toldVarietyin a statement, “Sadly, I’m no longer able to commit toBarbiedue to scheduling conflicts. The film has so much promise, and Sony and Mattel have been great partners. I’m bummed but look forward to seeing Barbie on the big screen.”
But five years later, in March 2022, Schumer gave further reasons behind her exit. “They definitely didn’t want to do it the way I wanted to do it, theonlyway I was interested in doing it,” she toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
She also recalled how the studio sent her a pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes to congratulate her on the casting news. “The idea that that’s just what every woman must want, right there, I should have gone, ‘You’ve got the wrong gal,’ " she said.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the Barbie movie.Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Goslingstars as Ken, whileWill Ferrellis playing the CEO of Mattel. Other stars involved in the film include Simu Liu, America Ferrera, Ncuti Gatwa Emma Mackey, Dua Lipa, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Nicola Coughlan and Emerald Fennell.
While it was reported that thatSchumer’s version of the filmwould have centered on Barbie getting kicked out of the perfect world she lives in for not being perfect enough, trailers for the Gerwig’sBarbiemovie appear to show Robbie having an existential crisis of sorts and choosing to leave the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land to get a taste of the real world.
“People don’t have any idea what to expect [with the film], and I think that that’s the right vibe,” Ferrera previously told PEOPLE aboutthe film’s secretive plot. “Whatever you think it is, it’s not that. It’s something else.”
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Barbieis released worldwide in theaters on July 21.
source: people.com
