Barbie's original draft had a Ridley Scott cameo and a Blade Runner reference instead of a Snyder Cut one
Nov. 1, 2023Director Greta Gerwig says the Barbie movie originally had many more references and cameos than the final cut
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That’s right, the part where Writer Barbie compares being brainwashed by the Ken dolls to being “in a dream where I was really invested in theZack Snydercut of Justice League”, was once a reference to the director’s cut version of Blade Runner and its removal of the movie’s voiceover.
“One of the Barbies says to Ken, ‘Oh my god, I never would have realized that Deckard was a replicant,'” Gerwig, who also directed the movie, recalled. “Then when she gets un-brainwashed, there’s a version where she said, ‘I liked the voiceover. I needed it to help me understand what was happening. Nobody’s following this.'”
The Barbie director then revealed that not only was his movie supposed to be referenced, but the team wanted Ridley Scott himself to make a cameo in the flick. When asked about this further, the pair declined to discuss it in detail, but Baumbach added, “It wasn’t making fun of him. We loved him as we love all of our references.” Gerwig then chimed in to solidify that every reference made in the movie was a tribute made out of love.
The Barbie movie is available to rent on Amazon Prime. For more Barb-tastic cameos and references, check out our list of all of theBarbie Easter eggs you might have missed.
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