Michael Cera has revealed that Ben Affleck was supposed to star in the summer blockbuster hit Barbie. Cera, who played doll Allan in the film, disclosed at a recent Q&A session that Affleck would have made a brief appearance in a fight scene towards the end of the movie, but scheduling conflicts prevented his participation. Instead, Cera fought with the stunt team. Cera also stated that he should not have fought in the movie at all, as his character was written to be a non-fighter. However, after changes to the initial plan, Cera was given the fighting role, and spent long hours with the stunt team preparing for the scene.
It is unclear if Affleck was scheduled to play the role of Allan or another character in Barbie. Meanwhile, Ryan Gosling’s critically acclaimed performance of the song ‘I’m Just Ken’ from the Barbie movie has been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Song Written For Visual Media. In a recent interview with Billboard, the songwriter and producer Mark Ronson talked about his desire to collaborate with Gosling again, adding that the two were discussing future possibilities.
Ronson explained how he and Gosling had made a Christmas version of the song. While their creative partnership was focused on “different kinds of music and things that he loved and Scott Walker and this stuff”, Ronson believes that they could produce new music together. Ryan has “amazing taste and great ideas” and is a “funny and talented musician and singer”, Ronson said.
Looking back to the making of the soundtrack, Gosling had claimed that the song “speaks to him very deeply”. The song went on to become the movie soundtrack’s breakout hit and ended up landing Gosling a spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was a source of pride for Ronson, who wanted to prove that it was more than just an ’80s power ballad
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