Barbie fans divide as they realise Amy Schumer was originally cast in the lead role

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1. The highly-anticipated Barbie movie has got everyone talking, but some people were left divided as they realised Margot Robbie wasn't always the first choice for the lead role. In the film's early days, comedian Amy Schumer was announced as co-writer and star of the show. However, just three months later in March 2017, the 41-year-old revealed she had to leave the project due to "scheduling conflicts".

2. Amy later admitted that this wasn't entirely true and she had decided to quit filming as a result of creative differences with Sony Pictures.

3. Schumer was originally cast in the title role ( Image: Kristina Bumphrey/PictureGroup for HULU/REX/Shutterstock) but Margot Robbie will instead take on the role ( Image: Warner Bros)

4. Following the latest cast announcement, fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on what it would have been like if Amy had taken on the leading role.

5. Some fans defended Amy as Barbie, with one fan writing: "It was a different movie then - different studio, different script, director, writers, whole different plot.

6. One disappointed person tweeted: "It would have been hilarious, she's hilarious."

7. A third fan agreed: "We wanted queen amy schumer to do it."

     Amy Schumer was originally set to star in the upcoming movie Barbie before quitting the production back in 2017 and being replaced by Babylon star Margot Robbie. Schumer had initially signed on to play the role of Barbie, but later dropped out due to creative differences with the production team. Schumer was later replaced by Margot Robbie, who will now portray the iconic toy in the upcoming movie.

     Schumer has since spoken about the decision to drop out of the project, revealing that she had disagreements with the production team over the script. Schumer said that she felt the script was not appropriate for her and that she wanted to make a movie that was more relatable to her fans. Schumer also said that she did not want to be typecast into playing a certain type of role and that she wanted to branch out into different genres.

     Schumer's decision to drop out of the project has since been met with criticism from some fans, who believe that she should have stuck to her original decision to star in the movie. However, Schumer has since defended her decision, saying that she felt the script was not right for her and that she wanted to make a movie that would be more relatable to her fans.

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