Filmmaker Greta Gerwig has directed three feature films, with the third one, “Barbie,” arriving later this month. The first two, “Lady Bird” and “Little Women,” were both big hits and actually both star Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet. You might think Gerwig would believe those two are her lucky charms, and she better make some room for them in “Barbie.” Well, film fans might be disappointed to know that neither Ronan nor Chalamet make an appearance in the new film. But that’s not due to Gerwig’s lack of trying.
According to a new interview with CinemaBlend, Greta Gerwig explained that her original plan was to have both Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet make appearances in the new “Barbie” film. However, due to reasons (busy schedules being the main culprit), neither of the actors was able to make it in three Gerwig films in a row.
“Well, it was always going to have to be like a sort of smaller thing because [Ronan] was actually producing at the time, which I am so proud of her for. And of course, it’s brilliant,” said Gerwig. “But it was going to be a specialty cameo. I was also going to do a specialty cameo with Timmy, and both of them couldn’t do it, and I was so annoyed. 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.”
Clearly, their potential roles in “Barbie” were more cameos than anything major. But even still, it is somewhat sad to see Chalamet and Ronan miss an opportunity to show up in Gerwig’s film. Though, it must be said, “Barbie” isn’t lacking any sort of star power, and the projected box office is expected to be massive. If the current project of $100 million opening weekend for “Barbie” is accurate, that would put Gerwig’s new film above the entire global run of “Lady Bird” ($78 million) and nearly the entire domestic run of “Little Women” ($108 million). So, even though Gerwig may be superstitious about wanting Ronan and Chalamet in the film to keep things consistent, it would appear “Barbie” is going to do just fine anyway.
“Barbie” is expected to arrive in theaters on July 21.
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