Hopefully this will then be a trigger for people to read up on Marcel Proust, she said.
In an interview withSiriusXMsThe Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, theBohemian RhapsodyandSing Streetactress discussed her cameo as Proust Barbie.
Being on that set was wild, she said.
Lucy Boynton and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’.Getty; Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
Being in the Weird Barbie house was surreal.
To be on that set was wild.
It was a shocker.
Lucy Boynton.Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Boynton said that the films writer-directorGreta Gerwigcalled her to tell her about the gags soft reception.
Will Ferrellat one point references it and [Gretas] like, There’s no reaction.
They don’t know who Proust is.
Proust Barbies role is essentially relegated to an unspeaking background player in select scenes throughout the film.
That did not sell well.
I thought, well, thatll be a nice Easter egg for one person.
Listen to the full clip fromThe Spotlight with Jessica Shawabove.
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