Amy Schumer; Michael Cera in ‘Barbie’.Photo:Gregory Pace/Shutterstock; Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Gregory Pace/Shutterstock; Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Amy Schumeris imagining how she’d fit into the world ofBarbie.
The comedian, who was attached to play the titular role in a previous iteration of theBarbiemovie,toldEntertainment TonightWednesdayat the New York premiere of her Hulu seriesLife & Beth’s second seasonwhat part she could play in a potential sequel.
“Oh my gosh, who’s gonna say no to that? Of course, I would love to be Allan’s Barbie. Yeah, and I think of myself as Allan’s Barbie,” she joked, referencing herLife & BethcostarMichael Cera’s character Allanfrom the Margot Robbie film.
Asequel toBarbie, which earned over $1 billionat the box office last year, has not yet been confirmed.
Schumer, 42, also joked toETthat “there’s an alternate universe” in which herBarbiemovie came to fruition. But, she added that the fan reaction to her semi-autobiographical Hulu show is “really satisfying” for her.
“We’ve been so blessed to hear from so many people that the show has helped them,” she said. “And, you know, we want to make people laugh and cry and just feel kind of better about themselves.”
Added Cera, 35, “There’s like such an emotional ocean, you know, there of your own experience that is very helpful to draw on. But I love that these characters are just diving, and they’re just like, ‘Let’s go for it,’ and they’re quite fearless about tackling all these things.”
TheTrainwreckstar was cast in 2016, to play Barbie for a movie from Sony Pictures. Schumer departed the role in 2017, and the project ultimately fell through, with the rights ending up with Warner Bros.
When Schumer announced she was leavingBarbieback in March 2017, 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 seeingBarbieon the big screen.”
Schumer latershed more light on what led to herBarbieexit, tellingThe Hollywood Reporterin March 2022 that creative differences caused her to back out: “They definitely didn’t want to do it the way I wanted to do it, theonlyway I was interested in doing it.”
Amy Schumer and Michael Cera in ‘Life and Beth’ season 2.Courtesy of Hulu
Courtesy of Hulu
Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behindJuno, was hired to write Sony’s scrappedBarbiemovie starring Schumer. Cody recently told PEOPLE that it was a “tough project,” which made her appreciate Gerwig’s versioneven more.
“Having worked on [aBarbieproject] made me respect it all the more, because that is a very challenging property to take and turn into something real. And they did it,” said theLisa Frankensteinwriter.
Life & Bethis on Hulu Feb. 16.
source: people.com
