Michael Cera lately thrilled followers along with his portrayal of the awkward and shy doll Allan within the hit movie, Barbie. 

And now the Canadian actor, 35, has revealed he was so eager to attain a job within the film that he personally emailed director Greta Gerwig, 40, for an element.

Chatting with GQ, Cera stated he took issues into his personal palms after his supervisor virtually turned down the chance when talking to casting brokers.

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“My supervisor obtained a name checking on my availability for it, and he known as me and he stated, ‘I obtained a name about this film. It is the Barbie film. Greta Gerwig’s directing it, and it is filming in London for 4 months of one thing, so I informed them you in all probability would not need to to do it since you in all probability do not need to go to London,'” Cera defined in a clip.

He stated he was so shocked at what he heard he determined to contact Gerwig instantly himself.

“I used to be like, ‘What! What do you imply? Name them again!’ He did not like blow it or something, however he is like, ‘I managed their expectations that you simply won’t need to do it.’ I used to be like, ‘How can I not do it? I have to do it!'”

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“I in some way obtained Greta’s electronic mail handle, I feel via a standard good friend of ours, and I emailed her like, ‘Can I be in it? Can I do this half?'” Cera stated.

Cera stated Gerwig instantly replied and the finally obtained onto a Zoom name.

“And he or she was like, ‘Let’s get on a Zoom proper now. This is a Zoom hyperlink, I will be on there for the subsequent hour.’ So she was simply hanging out on the Zoom, like, ‘Click on the hyperlink everytime you’re prepared.’ After which we talked about it, and it simply all occurred actually quick from there,” he stated.

He added: “It looks like the proper time to have a Barbie film. It was enjoyable [on set].”

Barbie has already grossed a whopping U$1.18 billion and counting globally because it was launched on July 20.

It stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, in addition to actors John Cena and America Ferrera.

Solely 53 films have made it to that unbelievable $US1 billion mark in fashionable field workplace historical past, a feat that Barbie has achieved in just some quick weeks.

The movie has secured its place because the second highest-grossing Warner Bros. movie in historical past, solely second to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Half 2.

Based on Selection, Margot Robbie is about to make thousands and thousands for her work on and off-screen as a producer on Barbie.

Three people with data of Robbie’s deal informed Selection that the actress is about to make $50 million (approx. $77 million) in wage and field workplace bonuses.