Issa Rae reveals filming ‘Dance the Night’ in Barbie was her worst nightmare

Issa Rae lately revisited her expertise whereas filming for the dance sequence on Dua Lipa’s track from her Barbie film. Rae was discussing the predictions for the upcoming 2024 Grammy Awards with The Hollywood Reporter. She was joined by the celebrities of her Max comedy sequence Rap Sh!t, KaMillion, and Aida Osman.

“Dancing to it was my worst nightmare. It was the worst day of my life,” she advised the publication. The actress confused that one of the best day of her life was being on that set. Nevertheless, she needed to shortly grasp the choreography for the shoot the subsequent day, resulting in a difficult and unsightly expertise.

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Unfinished Melody

The observe Dance the Night performs within the early scenes of Barbie as Margot Robbie’s Barbie hosts a celebration at her residence. Rae’s character, President Barbie, joins the dance with numerous Barbies, Kens, and different characters. Rae additionally identified that the manufacturing filmed the intricate dance sequence earlier than the track Dance the Night was totally accomplished.

“We also didn’t have the lyrics to the song,” she shared with amusing. Director Greta Gerwig merely stated that it might be a Dua Lipa track. However, through the filming, all they’d have been the instrumental parts, main the actress to ponder, ‘What the f— is that this? What am I dancing to?’ “

Grammy Showdown

The collaborative effort between Dua Lipa and Mark Ronson has earned a Grammy nomination, competing with three different tracks from Barbie. Among the nominations are, Ryan Gosling’s I’m Just Ken, Ice Spice’s Barbie World, and Nicki Minaj and Bille Eilish’s What Was I Made For?.

The 4 songs from the film are in rivalry with Rihanna’s Lift Me Up, featured in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

In the movie, Issa Rae’s Barbie character is initially launched because the President of Barbie Land. Towards the top of the film, her character resumes her function within the workplace, navigating via a short lived takeover of Barbie Land orchestrated by the Kens.