Why Luke Macfarlane Had To Say No To Being In The Barbie Movie

There are a slew of well-known actors who wanted to be a part of Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" but could not, so Luke Macfarlane is in good company. A good chunk of the movie's filming took place in London while COVID restrictions were still in place, and some actors were not able to stay in London for the required three months. Examples of actors that had to pass on the film for this reason include Bowen Yang, Ben Platt, Dan Levy, and Jonathan Groff.

Although Macfarlane never said what part he initially got in "Barbie," it would not be surprising if he was set to be one of the Kens. On the Kens that made it into the movie, one of the "Barbie" casting directors, Lucy Bevan, said to Vanity Fair, "They were definitely really different, but they had to feel like a cohesive group. You wanted to cast people who were really going to get on and be great and enjoy it."