Saoirse Ronan left fans in shock as she disclosed that she had missed out on two significant Hollywood film roles. The Irish actress, who rose to stardom with her role as the sharp-witted Briony in 2007's Atonement, was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday where she discussed her latest film The Outrun, which has been receiving glowing reviews. However, she also shared about the major roles she didn't land over the years, revealing to the surprised studio audience that she could have starred in last year's massive summer hit Barbie.
Saoirse collaborated with Barbie director Greta Gerwig on the critically acclaimed films Lady Bird and Little Women, leading Jimmy to question if she would be joining forces with the filmmaker for the rumoured remake of The Chronicles of Narnia. "There isn't known truth to it. She hasn't asked me yet.
She's writing it," she clarified. "We have a kind of relationship where I just sort of go to her and I say, 'So I'll be in this, just so you know.' And she takes some time to think about it and goes, 'Okay.
' She honestly hasn't asked me about Narnia. I think she's so kind of wrapped up in writing it right now," Saoirse further added. However, she did disclose that she was originally slated to appear alongside Kate McKinnon in the billion-dollar Barbie film, but her role was cut due to scheduling issues.
"But I was supposed to be in Barbie. I was going to be a weird Barbie, obviously," she chuckled, reports the Mirror . "Yeah, it was gonna be me a.