Michael Cera Said He Almost Died At The Barbie Film Film Film Location

Michael Cera (Warner Bros.)

JAKARTA - Actor Michael Cera shared the experience of filming the Barbie film directed by Greta Gerwig. He admitted that he almost died due to changes in scenes at the last minute.

Michael Cera plays Allan, one of Ken's dolls who lives in Barbieland with another Barbie and Ken doll. His film, which earned great success, did not go well.

He revealed that actor Ben Affleck should have made a cameo in the Barbie film. He will enter the scene of an argument with Allan's character, but Affleck canceled because he was directing the film Air.

"I thought Ben (Affleck) wanted to do it but he was directing the film, so they just found out about the news maybe 11 hours later," Michael Cera said.

The production team then thought, 'OK, Ben out. Something has to happen here, so you have to fight them,' Cera said imitating the words of the production team.

The scene in question is Allan arguing with construction officers on the road out of Barbieland. Cera recalls the scene was difficult because he had just recovered from COVID-19.

"I have to join the stunt team. I just recovered from COVID and they made me train and I almost died with just an empression," said Michael Cera.

"I had to rest in the trailer and they sent a medical team for me. During rehearsals, we tried to do a scene when I killed the man with a shovel and it was like a joke," he continued.

Barbie film received eight Oscar 2024 nominations including Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Pictures, to Best Original Song with two songs.