- The "Barbie" cast and crew have shared details of scenes that didn't make it into the movie.
- In one scene, Helen Mirren, the film's narrator, appears on screen while Midge gives birth.
The "Barbie" cast and crew are sharing details about numerous scenes that didn't make it into the movie, including Barbie's friend Midge finally giving birth.
A heavily-pregnant Midge (played by Emerald Fennell), based on the controversial Mattel doll that was once discontinued over complaints from parents, features briefly in the movie.
However, Midge may have had her own chance to shine in a post-credits scene featuring her going into labor.
An interview with "Barbie" editor Nick Houy over on Boris FX contains a slightly blurred picture of a storyboard laying out the scenes in the movie in order, including a scene called "Midge in Labor."
"Barbie" actor Tom Clark also shared a series of behind-the-scenes images from the set to his Instagram, revealing that Helen Mirren, the movie's narrator, walked in on the scene.
"It never made the cut but yes that's @helenmirren the narrator walking in on Midge Barbie #emeraldfennell in Labour!" Clark wrote in the caption of his post.
Un blurred versions of the storyboard seen in the Boris FX story are making the rounds on social media, and hint at more scenes that were cut, including "Barbies Can Save Us," "Ken Toys Returned," "Barbie Monument," "Barbie Land Creation," and "Aaron Thru Security."
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Greta Gerwig wanted a 'fart opera' in 'Barbie'
Director Greta Gerwig and Houy told IndieWire last week that they tried sneaking a fart joke into the movie.
"We've always tried to get in a proper fart joke and we've never done it," Gerwig said. "We had like a fart opera in the middle. I thought it was really funny. And that was not the consensus."
Houy added: "It was in the wrong place, too. We need to work it into a more significant narrative moment next time."
In an interview with the "ReelBlend" podcast, Gerwig said that Mirren's narrator dropping an F-bomb was also cut.
"There was a page-one F-bomb that sort of set the tone for the whole thing," said the director.
"It was actually Helen Mirren saying to Marie Curie, 'Pipe the fuck down, Marie Curie!'" Gerwig explained. "But we knew we only got one F-bomb, and we were like, 'Let's use it at the very beginning.'"