Michael Cera was unable to participate in the Barbie group chat because, believe it or not, he lacks a smartphone.
Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated film based on the legendary doll stars the 35-year-old performer opposite Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
However, because Michael only has a flip phone, he was unable to remain in touch with his co-stars outside of work.
‘Margot was fantastic. ‘She had a sleepover with the Barbies before the shoot, and the Kens were permitted to either come quickly or call in and say hello,’ Michael explained to People while speaking with fellow Ken Simu Liu.
Simu added: ‘So we made sure to show our support but not be overbearing with our presence. And all the Barbies and Kens got in a group chat.’
Michael then explained: ‘I don’t have an iPhone myself. … I have a flip phone. But I still think I wouldn’t belong on [the group chat] anyway, because [my character] Allan is sort of in his own little world.’
The doting dad added: ‘Greta’s gift for me when I arrived was a picture disc of NSYNC’s [2000 album] No Strings Attached which felt like somehow a real guiding light in the backstory of this character.’
The Superbad star appears determined to live without the latest technology because he prefers to be disconnected, but he says that his decision not to join sites like Twitter or Instagram was ‘not intentional’ – he simply never got around to it since he doesn’t find them fascinating.
‘It doesn’t feel intentional [his decision not to join social media],’ he told The Hollywood Reporter.
‘I guess it’s just something that I didn’t elect to do. Because everybody does it, it starts to feel like a big choice. But it’s just not interesting to me.’
Source My Celebrity Life.
