Issa Rae almost asks Ryan Gosling to “get out” the Barbie doll

although Issa Rae She is talented in many different mediums (acting, writing, directing and producing), and she recently admitted that she was far from skilled when hitting the dance floor.

In Rae’s new book “Personal Papers” I should be smarter nowthe benzoate revealed that she had almost asked about the ribs Ryan Gosling Leave the scene on the second day of shooting beat Barbie Movie.

In a book released by 40-year-old Rae, 40, on Tuesday, August 26, he recalled having to do a solo dance routine, which she admitted was not her profession.

“I’m very nervous. I want to ask Greta [Gerwig] If she could tell Ryan Gosling to leave so as not to break my attention, but I just arrived, I couldn’t make any requests,” Ray wrote.

Rae received only 24 hours notice to learn the dance number of the movie. Before shooting, Insecure The creator received a call from the agent at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

“‘Hey, so Barbie Movie? They want you to dance,” Lei recalls, her agent telling her. “I almost put my phone on. ‘Excuse me? ‘You said I don’t have to dance! ” she wrote.

After the initial shock disappeared, friends who were at Rae at DC were trying to quickly teach her choreography.

“Organization has always been my biggest challenge because of the inconsistency and honestly, it’s some exciting job opportunities,” Ray wrote. “I texted the agent, ‘It’s too late to quit?” He quickly replied, “Yes.”

Ray wrote that she studied choreography videos while shooting the movie’s flight to England. When she arrived at Solo Rehearsal the next day, the choreographer told her that the routine had changed. She was taught a new routine within an hour to perform with the rest of the cast.

While chatting between Costars, she realized that actually everyone else was working on choreography for two to three weeks, which only made her nervous. After the first rehearsal, she admitted she was “not so good”, Ray wrote: “She practiced all night in my hotel room and then started practicing in my trailer early until they called me to do my solo for the camera.”

Rae wrote in his second view: “I did it. Anyway, the choreographers were impressed. ‘You practice!” they said. I said. ”

Rae played the president of Barbie in the 2023 film, and wrote that despite having to dance, it was an incredible experience.

“Although that particular scene wasn’t outside my comfort zone, the rest of the shooting was a part of a fulfilling process and witness,” Ray wrote. “Even with IP [Intellectual Property] Well-known and iconic BarbieI watched Greta see her special vision as she managed to accept the opinions of each actor and producer. ”