Saoirse Ronan Reveals Her Secret Part in Barbie


Saoirse Ronan has now revealed the specifics of her axed Barbie role.

The 29-year-old actress confirmed to Variety that she will portray ‘Weird Barbie’ in the Margot Robbie-starring film, which was released last year.

If she had been cast, she would have played opposite Kate McKinnon, who provided some poignant comic relief in the film by perfectly expressing her character.

Ronan also spoke about her co-star and close friend Timothée Chalamet’s cameo, which was similarly cut owing to schedule problems.

“I don’t know what he was going to be, but I was definitely going to be a Weird Barbie,” she was quoted as saying by the publication.

“I don’t know how to take that,” the Little Women star added. “I would have been with Kate McKinnon, so that would have been nice.”

Saoirse went on to describe a sequence she had but “didn’t ever get to do it, and it wasn’t in the movie.”

She said, “It was weird. I think I’d be the strange girl who talked to herself and always had her pet dog with her and always talked to the dog and wouldn’t look at anyone.”

The Greta Gerwig-directed film became the biggest movie of 2023, grossing more than $1 billion at the box office since its debut in July.

Ryan Gosling, Dua Lipa, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, and other stars played various versions of Barbie and Ken.

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