Current:Home > MarketsSignalHub-Barbie's Simu Liu Reveals What the Kens Did While the Barbies Had Their Epic Sleepover -Capitatum
SignalHub-Barbie's Simu Liu Reveals What the Kens Did While the Barbies Had Their Epic Sleepover
Benjamin Ashford View
Date:2025-04-06 14:46:03
Gym is SignalHublife for the Ken dolls.
In Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie, Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu's characters have an epic "I'll beach you off" kerfuffle. But it turns out, the Kens are also competitive about pumping iron.
"Greta was very deliberate in what she wanted the Kens to do to bond," Simu exclusively told E! News' Francesca Amiker, "which was to gym together."
"So, while the Barbies were having a nice, relaxing night," the actor continued, referencing the fun-filled sleepover the female cast members like Margot Robbie and America Ferrera got to enjoy, "the Kens were lifting things and flexing."
And no one took the task quite as seriously as Ryan.
"I could not beat this man to the gym," Simu admitted. "No matter how early I went, he was always there. He always stayed later than me. So, I really saw the discipline and I really saw the Ken-ergy."
However, as Simu noted, the Kens didn't have too much FOMO over the Barbie sleepover. For one, they were able to virtually join in on some of their shenanigans.
"We were invited to Skype in," he teased. "It was definitely a bonding time for the Barbies."
But there is one cast gathering the Shang-Chi actor still regrets missing.
"I had to fly back to Toronto to host the Juno Awards, which was amazing, but everyone else rented a massive limo and watched Magic Mike Live in Piccadilly Square," Simu admitted. "They all Facetimed me from the limo as if I wasn't going to die of jealousy."
While the 34-year-old had to skip out on an epic Barbie cast outing, he explained that they spent a lot of time together outside of filming. As he put it, "We had a lot of dinners, a lot of hangs."
And although they have since wrapped, Simu explained that he's still got unfinished business with one of the Kens.
"Scott [Evans] and I had a very, very, very long and very contentious table tennis rivalry that lasted over the course of the entire production of the movie," the Marvel actor said. "I can't remember who won, he probably beat me last."
He added, "I hope I get to see him again soon because I need to get him back."
We can only hope the cameras are rolling for this face-off.
Barbie hits theaters July 21.
Sign up for E! Insider! Unlock exclusive content, custom alerts & more!veryGood! (8)
Related
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Amazon debuts grocery delivery program for Prime members, SNAP recipients
- Arizona Democrats poised to continue effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
- Kyle Rittenhouse, deadly shooter, college speaker? A campus gun-rights tour sparks outrage
- In ‘Nickel Boys,’ striving for a new way to see
- Former Louisville pediatrician pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot to kill ex-husband
- United Methodists open first high-level conference since breakup over LGBTQ inclusion
- Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo and Judy Greer reunite as '13 Going on 30' turns 20
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Weapons chest and chain mail armor found in ancient shipwreck off Sweden
Ranking
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Ex-minor league umpire sues MLB, says he was harassed by female ump, fired for being bisexual man
- 'Extraordinary': George Washington's 250-year-old cherries found buried at Mount Vernon
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- Former Louisville pediatrician pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot to kill ex-husband
- NBA investigating Game 2 altercation between Nuggets star Nikola Jokic's brother and a fan
- How US changes to ‘noncompete’ agreements and overtime pay could affect workers
Recommendation
North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
I’m watching the Knicks’ playoff run from prison
Student-pilot, instructor were practicing emergency procedures before fatal crash: NTSB
Chicago Bears will make the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft for just the third time ever
NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
Courteney Cox Reveals Johnny McDaid Once Broke Up With Her One Minute Into Therapy
Douglas DC-4 plane crashes in Alaska, officials say
Douglas DC-4 plane crashes in Alaska, officials say