{"id":19480,"date":"2023-08-20T14:11:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T14:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/?p=19480"},"modified":"2023-08-20T14:11:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T14:11:29","slug":"how-michael-cera-got-role-of-allan-in-barbie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/how-michael-cera-got-role-of-allan-in-barbie\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Cera Reveals How He Landed the Role of Allan in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Michael Cera, the actor with a knack for quirky characters, has just secured a role in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ film \u2013 but how did he end up in the midst of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling? Let’s unravel the intriguing story behind Cera’s casting as Allan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last-Minute Twist: How Michael Cera’s London Journey for ‘Barbie’ Became a Reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Michael Cera’s path to joining the cast of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ took an unexpected turn. <\/p>\n\n\n

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“It was a kind of very last-minute casting. My manager got a call checking on my availability for it, and he called me and he said, \u2018I got a call about this movie. It\u2019s the Barbie movie. Greta Gerwig\u2019s directing it, and it\u2019s filming in London for four months or something.”<\/p>\nMichael Cera<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Initially, his manager expressed doubts about the London-based shoot, assuming Cera wouldn’t be interested. However, Cera’s enthusiasm for the project was undeniable. He reached out to Gerwig via email, and the director promptly arranged a Zoom meeting. Within hours, Cera secured the role of Allan, embracing the chance to work alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Evolution of the Allan Doll: From Ken’s Friend to Family Man<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Introduced in 1964 by Mattel, the Allan doll was initially Ken’s buddy and a wardrobe-compatible companion. In the ’90s, he briefly became Alan, Barbie’s friend Midge’s groom. By the early 2000s, Alan found himself in the Barbie Happy Family line, now married to a pregnant Midge. Allan’s journey highlights the evolving roles and stories within the Barbie universe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michael Cera, the actor with a knack for quirky characters, has just secured a role in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ film \u2013 but how did he end up in the midst of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling? Let’s unravel the intriguing story behind Cera’s casting as Allan! Last-Minute Twist: How Michael Cera’s London Journey for ‘Barbie’ […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":19486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[946,2,4],"tags":[4845,4841,4848,1559,774,4846,401,1593,1294,1607,1444,1519,4842,4844,4843,4840,4849,1501,112,4850,2912,4847],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19480"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19494,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19480\/revisions\/19494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}