Amy Schumer has cleared up rumours surrounding her involvement with the Barbie movie.
It was previously reported that the comedy actress, 42, was in Greta Gerwig’s hotly-anticipated live-action flick.
However, she confirmed her due to scheduling conflicts, with now in the lead role.
In a later interview, though, Amy said that it wasn’t actually scheduling issues but rather ‘creative differences’ that led to her departure from the movie, before a new team took over.
During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Amy said: ‘I can’t wait to see the movie, I think it looks awesome.
‘But there’s a new team behind it and it looks like it’s very feminist and cool so will be seeing that movie.
‘I think we said it was scheduling conflicts… That’s what we said but it really was just creative differences.’
Amy then agreed with the host’s dig that the original film ‘didn’t feel feminist and cool’ when she was involved.
Now, the Trainwreck actress has offered further clarification and shared her excitement to see the film despite not playing a part.
Taking to her Instagram Story, Amy said: ‘Can’t wait to see Barbie!’
She then stated that she and writer Diablo Cody – who wrote the canned script for the previous Barbie film – were ‘never attached at the same time’.
Instead, Amy and her sister Kim Caramele wrote their ‘own’ script.
She concluded: ‘Anyway, can’t wait to see it.
‘I love Greta and the great Margot Robbie and
Lead actress Margot joined the fold with director Greta signing in July 2021 – with Ryan Gosling, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, Nicola Coughlan, and Dame Helen Mirren
With just weeks to go until release date, the Barbie buzz is undeniable – even if the film has already faced criticism in some parts of the world.
Yep, Barbie has actually been due to a disagreement over a scene that depicts a map showing what appears to be the ‘nine-dash line.’
The line is a representation of China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.
against this, though, after authorities said the scene violates the country’s sovereignty.
In a statement shared with US outlet , Warner Bros. said the ‘doodles’ shown on the map are intended to depict ‘Barbie’s make-believe journey from Barbie Land’.
‘The map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon drawing,’ a spokesperson for the Warner Bros Film Group said.
‘The doodles depict Barbie’s make-believe journey from Barbie Land to the “real world.”
They added that the picture ‘was not intended to make any type of statement.’
