Current:Home > MarketsBarbie's Simu Liu Reveals What the Kens Did While the Barbies Had Their Epic Sleepover -Ascend Finance Compass
Barbie's Simu Liu Reveals What the Kens Did While the Barbies Had Their Epic Sleepover
View
Date:2025-04-13 01:51:41
Gym is life 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! (878)
Related
- Realtor group picks top 10 housing hot spots for 2025: Did your city make the list?
- Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dead at 86
- Monday's rare super blue moon is a confounding statistical marvel
- Indiana Jones’ iconic felt fedora fetches $630,000 at auction
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Landon Donovan named San Diego Wave FC interim coach
- Phoenix police launch website detailing incidents included in scathing DOJ report
- Nordstrom Rack's Top 100 Deals: Save Nearly $550 on These Boots & Up to 68% Off Cole Haan, Hunter & More
- Trump's 'stop
- RFK Jr. wants the U.S. Treasury to buy $4M worth of Bitcoin. Here's why it might be a good idea.
Ranking
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Lawyers for plaintiffs in NCAA compensation case unload on opposition to deal
- Infant dies after being discovered 'unresponsive' in hot vehicle outside Mass. day care
- Matthew Perry's Final Conversation With Assistant Before Fatal Dose of Ketamine Is Revealed
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- ‘Alien: Romulus’ bites off $41.5 million to top box office charts
- UFC 305 results: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya fight card highlights
- Bronze statue of John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument
Recommendation
Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dead at 86
Supermarket store brands are more popular than ever. Do they taste better?
New Jersey man sentenced to 7 years in arson, antisemitic graffiti cases
Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
Save Big at Banana Republic Factory With $12 Tanks, $25 Shorts & $35 Dresses, Plus up to 60% off Sitewide
Save up to 50% on premier cookware this weekend at Sur La Table
Supermarket store brands are more popular than ever. Do they taste better?