We were robbed!
. Now, if you are looking for an overly complicated reason why these three could not join the cast, don't — because it all boils down to scheduling and logistics.According to the casting directors, the movie was filmed in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and required prospective Barbies and Kens to move to London for a whole three months, which meant many names on the other side of the pond had to reluctantly pass.
Aside from the Ken-Barbie binary, there was also another actor who was "heartbroken" not to be included in the movie: Broadway veteran Jonathan Groff, who almost nabbed the role of Allan, which ended up going to . Ultimately, Groff had to pass for the very same reason. "Dear, dear Jonathan Groff was like, 'I can't believe I'm typing this, but I can't do Allan,'" Jones added.In the past, Saoirse Ronan had also spoken up about being just as gutted as these prospective Kens from. "I was supposed to do a cameo because I live in London, and they were [filming] there," Ronan recounted, also citing scheduling conflicts as the reason why she had to pass.
They might not have made the cut this time around, but may all these actors live their best life in plastic in a parallel universe — or,
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