• Amy Schumer was initially meant to star within the upcoming “Barbie” film.
• Schumer confirmed she dropped out as a result of the unique script wasn’t “feminist and funky.”
• However Schumer mentioned she remains to be wanting ahead to seeing the film.

Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” film is among the most anticipated releases of the yr partially due to its spectacular solid, which options the likes of Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Emma Mackey, and extra.

The venture has been in improvement for fairly a while, with comic Amy Schumer initially signing on for the position again in 2016 when Sony Footage was growing the film. Schumer was additionally cowriting the script, however left the venture a number of months later, citing scheduling conflicts.

However on Thursday’s episode of “Watch What Occurs Dwell,” the star mentioned that she actually parted methods with the studio due to inventive variations.

“I am unable to wait to see the film, it seems to be superior. I believe we mentioned it was scheduling conflicts, that is what we mentioned. However yeah, it actually was simply inventive variations,” Schumer instructed Andy Cohen. “However you already know, there is a new workforce behind it, and it seems to be prefer it’s very feminist and funky so I can be seeing the film.”

Cohen then pressed Schumer, asking if the unique model of the film wasn’t “feminist and funky,” to which she responded: “Yeah.”

This is not the primary time Schumer has mentioned the unique plan for the “Barbie” film.

Again in 2022, the star instructed The Hollywood Reporter that she had a distinct concept of what the film needs to be to what the studio wished.

“They undoubtedly did not need to do it the way in which I wished to do it, the one method I used to be all for doing it,” mentioned Schumer.

The outlet additionally famous that the movie would’ve seen Schumer’s Barbie being exiled from Barbieland as a result of she wasn’t good sufficient.

Warner Bros. acquired the “Barbie” film in 2018, and Margot Robbie rapidly signed on to play the titular position in 2019, whereas “Girl Chicken” and “Little Ladies” director Greta Gerwig joined the venture in 2021.