Saoirse Ronan Reveals Axed ‘Barbie’ Cameo, Says She Helped Deliver Seven Lambs While Filming Sundance Drama ‘The Outrun’
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Saoirse Ronan was knee-deep in lamb goo on the first day of filming “The Outrun,” a searing look at addiction that premiered on Friday at the Sundance Film Festival.
Adapted from Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir, “The Outrun” centers on Rona, a recovering alcoholic who returns home to the Orkney Islands in Scotland after spending a hard-living decade in London.
Eager to escape the temptations of her former life, she helps out on her father’s sheep farm, where she isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. “I delivered seven lambs,” she said proudly at the Variety Studio presented by Audible. “That was very terrifying.
I didn’t know if I was going to kill the lamb as I was pulling ’em out.” Following the Sundance premiere of “The Outrun,” the 29-year-old actor sat down to talk about how Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” helped her prepare for one of her meatiest and most demanding roles while also revealing a planned “Barbie” cameo that never came to pass. Congrats on your movie’s Sundance premiere.
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