Helen Mirren in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2024; Olivia Colman in Paris on Feb. 14, 2024.Photo:Jason Armond/Getty;Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Jason Armond/Getty;Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Somehow,Barbiecould have boasted even more star power!
Helen Mirren, who voices the Narrator in theMargot Robbie-led hit film, toldVarietythatOlivia Colmanoriginally filmed a “very funny” scene that didn’t end up making the final cut.
According to Mirren, 78, the scene involved Colman, 50, “sort of playing drunk and us clashing about who is the real grande dame of British actresses,” she said with a laugh.
“She comes in and tries to take over the role of the Narrator and I had to fight her off," Mirren added.
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Helen Mirren in Beverly Hills, California, on Dec. 7, 2023; Margot Robbie inBarbie(2023).Warner Bros;Araya Doheny/FilmMagic
Warner Bros;Araya Doheny/FilmMagic
As the Narrator, Mirren is the first voice heard in the film, introducingBarbie Landas well as Barbie (Robbie, 33), Ken (Ryan Gosling), Midge (Emerald Fennell), Allan (Michael Cera) and more.
She also speaks at various points throughout, including a moment near the end where a tearful Barbie says she’s “not stereotypical Barbie pretty” anymore and the Narrator hilariously quips, “Note to the filmmakers: Margot Robbie is the wrong person to cast if you want to make this point.”
In addition to its financial success, the adventure dramedynabbedeight Academy Award nominationsthis year, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Gosling, 43, and Best Supporting Actress forAmerica Ferrera, who played Mattel employee Gloria.
Mirren, Gosling, Ferrera, 39, andKate McKinnon, who appeared as Weird Barbie, recently reprised theirBarbieroles in ahilarious new Oscars 2024 promo, which aired Monday night duringJimmy Kimmel Live!— a fitting debut, consideringJimmy Kimmelis set to host the Academy Awards for the fourth time next month.
The promo opens with a voiceover from Mirren, narrating as Kimmel, 56, attempts to make sense of an Oscars Road Map.
“Since the dawn of time, men have been getting lost. This is the story of one such dumb-dumb,” she says, before Kimmel makes his way up to the eccentric home of Weird Barbie, who eventually helps him find the awards venue.
As Kimmel and Gosling yell at each othernear the end of the clip, Mirren’s voice proclaims, “Girls grow into women, but not all boys grow into men. Some remain hopelessly stuck in a loop of infantile foolishness.”
source: people.com
