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\t\t<\/p>\n Matt Bomer<\/strong><\/a> is looking back at turning down Barbie<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Back in November 2023, the 47-year-old Mid-Century Modern<\/em> actor revealed that he auditioned to play one of the Kens in the Greta Gerwig<\/strong><\/a>-directed movie, but turned down the role <\/a>because he didn\u2019t want to \u201cspend extensive time away from his family.\u201d<\/p>\n However, now in a new interview published on April 10, Matt<\/strong> revealed the real reason why he turned down the role.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span>While speaking with Business Insider<\/a><\/em>, Matt<\/strong> turned down the Ken role to appear in Bradley Cooper<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s movie Maestro<\/em> instead.<\/p>\n \u201cEven though my part in Maestro<\/em> was smaller, Bradley was so collaborative with me from the get-go,\u201d Matt<\/strong> explained. \u201cIt was such an immersive experience that to have just flown in from London to film my scenes [in Barbie<\/em>] really quick and fly back to London\u2014I feel like Maestro<\/em> wouldn\u2019t have been the same experience for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Matt<\/strong> went on to emphasize that Maestro<\/em>, in which he played Leonard Bernstein\u2019s lover David Oppenheim, taught him a lot as a dramatic actor that will shape \u201cthe rest of my career on film.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a way of working that I\u2019m really grateful that I got to be exposed to,\u201d Matt<\/strong> explained. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have, I think, if I were trying to just squeeze it in.\u201d<\/p>\n In another new interview, Matt<\/strong> looked back at being outed by the media and the unfair treatment he faced<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n