'Barbie' casting directors say these 3 celebs were 'really bummed' to turn down roles

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The group of Kens in particular showed the wide range of emotion and personalities needed across the dolls, Bevan and Jones said. Barbie

since the movie premiered on July 21. But for the actors pining to be involved in the film, the pandemonium actually began in 2021, when the movie's casting directors began looking for talent.many performers were keen to work with director Greta Gerwig, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the actors had to spend three months in London.

"Dear, dear Jonathan Groff was like, 'I can’t believe I’m typing this, but I can’t do Allan,'" Jones said.was dying to be a Ken, God bless him," Jones said, adding that many of the actors sent in self-tapes and did readings over Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions. "She really wanted to get to know them as people. That was very important to her. On the key Barbie and Ken roles, she got a very good idea of what an actor was like from talking to them," Bevan said.

"We needed actors who could get the fact that our Barbies only knew pleasant things," Jones said, adding the dolls needed to be"pure in thought and pure in emotion."

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