in 2016 Amy Schumer was cast in the leading role of a film Barbie that sony pictures I was planning. Schumer left the role in 2017, and the project ultimately fell through and the rights ended with Warner Bros.
That’s when producer/star margot robbie recruited the director Greta Gerwig to make the film that is already a theatrical hit and set the record for the biggest opening weekend box office for a film directed by a woman in the United States.
Schumer wrote on Instagram Monday morning that he saw both Barbie like oppenheimerand made a joke about how he should have had the role of Emily Blunt in this last .
“I really enjoyed Barbie and Oppenheimer, but I think I should have played the role of Emily Blunt. Do better in Hollywood”he wrote in the caption of the photo.
Amy Schumer on her departure from Barbie
When Schumer announced she was leaving Barbie in March 2017, she told Variety in a statement: “Unfortunately, I can no longer commit to Barbie due to scheduling conflicts. The movie holds great promise, and Sony and Mattel have been great partners. I’m bummed, but I look forward to seeing Barbie on the big screen.”
Schumer, however, later shed more light on what led her to leave Barbie, telling The Hollywood Reporter in March 2022 that creative differences set her back.
“They definitely didn’t want to do it the way I wanted to do it, the only way I was interested in doing it”he said at the time.
Schumer’s film version was originally described as a story about Barbie being kicked out of Barbie Land for not being perfect enough, leading her to go on an adventure in the real world. It was scheduled to premiere in the summer of 2018.
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