Ben Affleck Should Be In 'Barbie' According To Michael Cera

Ben Affleck should be in a summer blockbuster smash BarbieAccording to Michael Cera.

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Cera played a puppet named Alan in the film and spoke at a Q&A this week (via AV Club), Cera revealed that the original plans for the scene included a cameo by Affleck, with whom Cera engages in a fight scene at the end of the film.

He suggested that Affleck wanted to do the film, but couldn't due to his acting and directorial commitments wind

„I don't even fight in the movie,” Cera explained. „Am I allowed to say what it should be? It should be Ben Affleck. Right? Am I allowed to say that?

„I think Ben wanted to do it, but he was directing his movie. They were like, 'Okay, Ben's out, something's got to happen here. So you're going to fight them. So I had to jump in with the stunt team.'

“I had just contracted Covid and they trained me and I almost died. Just doing a warm-up! I had to lie down in my trailer and they sent a nurse to check on me and I was sent home. So we did a second rehearsal and I learned it. That is the basic story.”

It's unclear whether Gerwig wanted Allen or Affleck to star in the film.

Other Barbie Mark Ronson has said he would „like to make more music” with Ryan Gosling following their recent success with 'I'm Just Ken'. Barbie Sound recording.

The song, sung by Gosling, recently won the Critics' Choice Award ahead of entries from the likes of Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish. The song has been nominated for the upcoming Academy Awards for 'Best Original Song' and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

In a new interview advertisement boardRonson has expressed his desire to work with Gosling again, especially after their recent collaboration on a Christmas version of the hit song.

He explained that the pair were „just talking about different kinds of music and things that he loved and Scott Walker and all this stuff,” and I was like, 'Okay, we should do the 'Ken' version, which is a little different. , as a different arrangement.' Because, you know, there was a lot of talk of '80s power ballads and stuff like that, I mean, it's got all that stuff, but I think my pride as a songwriter, I wanted to prove that it wasn't. Just That.

“So Ryan… he's got amazing taste and great ideas, and he's a really funny and talented musician and singer. So we made this version, and then we started crashing, and of course, I wanted to make more music. You know, I think that would be great. We talked about it a little bit,” he said, hinting that they might team up again in the future.

On its first release, 'I'm Just Ken' was a breakout hit on the soundtrack and earned the performer a spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

Ronson previously opened up about the creation of the soundtrack, explaining that Gosling said the song „spoke to him very deeply.” Also featured as one of the songs NMEBest songs of 2023.