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Michael Cera reveals how his agent almost cost him Barbie movie role as Allan

The Canadian actor’s awkward and off-beat portrayal of the character made him an instant fan-favourite on screen

Evening Standard

Michael Cera says his manager nearly cost him ‘last-minute’ Allan role in Barbie movie

Actor’s role as discontinued doll was a hit with audiences

The Independent UK

The Barbie Movie Nearly Made Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie And Other Characters Look Plastic. I’m So Happy They Axed That Idea

Barbie's doll characters almost looked very different in Greta Gerwig's acclaimed movie.

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Barbenheimer-style gatherings blamed for Covid rise in Germany

Events such as filmgoing craze partly blamed as epidemiologists warn country could have a summer wave

The Guardian - UK

Review: Birth/Rebirth

Baby come back.

Reason

Michael Cera says his manager nearly cost him ‘last-minute’ Allan role in Barbie movie

Actor’s role as discontinued doll was a hit with audiences

The Independent UK

All the countries that have banned the Barbie movie

Some nations have decided that the movie isn’t K-enough

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Barbie's coming to home video soon, as film continues to rule the box office

Digital release comes as the film is still going strong at the box office

Fortune

Barbie, what have you done? The nightmare of Hollywood’s toy movie future

After Barbie’s success, toy maker Hasbro has joined the goldrush – and soon even the dullest playtime object will get its own film. Are you ready for the Play-Doh Cinematic Universe?

The Guardian - UK

The Barbie soundtrack is massive hit, but here are 9 movies that have had more streams of their music

These are the films that sit above Ken and co in terms of Spotify stats

MusicRadar

Barbie’s Michael Cera Explains How His Manager Nearly Cost Him The Allan Role

Michael Cera almost wasn't Allan in the Barbie movie for a couple of different reasons.

Cinemablend

Barbie vs the Dark Side of generative AI

As Barbie-mania grips the world the peppy cultural icon deserves thanks for helping to illustrate a dark side of AI

Salon

Timothée Chalamet told Greta Gerwig that he should’ve been in Barbie

Gerwig has previously directed Chalamet in both ‘Lady Bird’ and ‘Little Women’

The Independent UK

Barbie sheds her plastic | Behind Adil Writer’s clay interpretation of the fashion doll

When Adil Writer, an artist from Auroville, reimagined the world’s favourite fashion doll Barbie in clay, and made her more body positive

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Barbie Just Broke An Insane Record For Warner Bros., And The Dark Knight Is Involved

After being No. 1 at the domestic box office for the past few weeks, Barbie has broken a major record for its studio.

The Independent UK

Halle Berry and her ‘mini me’ daughter wear matching outfits to watch Barbie

Actress referred to her daughter, Nahla, as her ‘mini me’

Cinemablend

Looks Like Indiana Jones 5 And Mission: Impossible 7 Are Going To Lose A Lot Of Money For Their Studios

Both Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One have not made enough in theaters this summer.

Marie Claire

Randall Park Says Hollywood Is "Taking the Wrong Lessons" From 'Barbie' Success

He's making a lot of sense.

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Evening Standard

What your ‘ugly’ summer shoe tribe says about you

Are you Team Croc, Team ‘Stock or still devoted to your Autumn Salomons?

Evening Standard

Algeria bans Barbie movie almost a month after local release

Local media has reported that the North African country’s Ministry of Culture and Arts notified cinemas to ‘immediately’ pull the film

The Independent UK

‘You think it’s going to be a money making machine’: How modern life killed the hobby

More and more Brits are being convinced to ‘become their own boss’ and monetise their personal interests, turning life into a 24/7 financial opportunity. Eloise Hendy meets the people who came to regret it

Cinemablend

Barbie Just Got Banned In Algeria For ‘Damaging Morals,’ But An Insider Says The Reason Is More Specific

Another country has banned Barbie on moral grounds.

The Independent UK

Algeria bans Barbie movie almost a month after local release

‘Barbie’ has been pulled from cinemas in Algeria almost a month after it opened in the North African country

Cinemablend

Why Tom Cruise And Margot Robbie Both Had Insane Paydays For Top Gun: Maverick And Barbie

Reportedly Tom Cruise and Margot Robbie are both in for a massive payday for Maverick and Barbie thanks to a similar back-end deal.

The Independent UK

The Christopher Nolan film to double bill with Oppenheimer, according to Cillian Murphy

‘There’s two options,’ actor said

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