Matt Bomer could’ve been one of the Kens in the 2023 hit fantasy comedy ‘Barbie’ but turned down the offer to star in the queer historical and political short series ‘Fellow Travelers’.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, the 46-year-old actor said he submitted a self-tape audition to play one of the many Kens in the movie. “I recorded it on my own, played a bunch of different Kens—and I dressed differently for all of them,” he said. “I recorded the lines of the other person’s dialogue on my recorder and then gave myself space to respond.”
However, he eventually spoke with ‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig about his role and decided to turn down the role because he didn’t want to be away from his family. Bomer has three sons with his husband Simon Halls.
While this may have sounded like a loss, it quickly turned into a win — especially for the gays — when his free schedule allowed him to land the role of Bradley Cooper’s lover in the biopic ‘Maestro’ which had its theatrical release on November 22 with a streaming schedule on Netflix starting December 20.
