Simu Liu Recalls 'Most Painful' Experience of Waxing His Entire Body for 'Barbie' Role

Barbie film.Gosling will play a human version of the doll in the new film, which is being directed by Little Women‘s Greta Gerwig.He stars alongside Margot Robbie, Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon and Saoirse Ronan. Sex Education stars Emma Mackey and Ncuti Gatwa, who was recently announced as the new Doctor Who, will also feature in the film.Last week, Warner Bros. released a first-look image of Gosling as Ken, complete with bleach blonde hair, a spray tan and a sleeveless stone-washed denim jacket.The internet has since been reacting to the image, and Mendes, who has been in a relationship with Gosling since 2012, has now shared her thoughts.Sharing the image on Instagram, the actress wrote: “So.

The first look at Ryan Gosling as Ken in the upcoming “Barbie” movie has been revealed.

Ryan Gosling has transformed into the iconic character of Ken from the Barbie toy franchise for the highly-anticipated new movie, which also stars Margot Robbie in the lead role, and he's gone for a radical change in look. The 41 year old Hollywood actor, whose career skyrocketed after he starred in brooding romance The Notebook, looked worlds away from any previous role as he sported a platinum bleached blond look for the first time in an official promo shot. With his tresses short at the sides and cut in a semi curtain-style at the front, Ryan also got Ken's smouldering eyebrow-raise down perfectly for the role.

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released the first image of Ryan Gosling as Ken in the upcoming live-action “Barbie” movie.Gosling, 41, is unveiled with bleach-blond hair, six-pack abs, a spray tan and “personalized undergarments” in the second official photo from the film, the first being Margot Robbie as the titular character in a pink convertible.“Yes hello, one front row ticket for the new Barbie movie please,” an apparent Gosling superfan raved in the now-viral thread, which racked up tens of thousands of likes in minutes.“This is the campest s–t I’ve ever seen I am READY,” another loyalist of the “La La Land” star commented. Meanwhile, the official film account got into the online hype job, commenting “Lights.

Ryan Gosling is set to star as Ken in the "Barbie" live-action film due next summer, and the studio has dropped the first look at the actor in character.  A first look at Gosling’s character surfaced on Wednesday and the 41-year-old actor debuts Ken’s iconic platinum blonde hair in an all-denim outfit. "The Notebook" star shows off his abs as he posed in white underwear that says "KEN" along the waistband.

Ryan Gosling as Ken in the upcoming "Barbie" movie was released. In the image, the actor dons platinum blond locks, a denim vest and "Ken"-branded underwear peeking out of his denim jeans. His tanned six-pack abs are easily noticeable. A post shared by Warner Bros.

first look at Margot Robbie as Barbie in the upcoming live-action movie about the iconic Mattel doll, on Wednesday, Warner Bros. Pictures shared a first look at Ryan Gosling as her longtime male companion.Clad in a denim cut-off vest, matching jeans and bleach-blonde hair, with a Calvin Klein-inspired underwear waistband bearing his first name, Gosling's Ken is tanned, ripped and clearly ready to take you to the Dreamhouse!The star-studded cast for the film -- directed by Oscar nominee Greta Gerwig and written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach — also includes Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Hari Nef, Will Ferrell, Issa Rae and Michael Cera. #BARBIE July 21, 2023 Only in theaters.

Blonde hair? Check. Eight-pack abs? Check. Sleeveless stone-washed denim jacket? Check.

The first look at Ryan Gosling as Ken in the upcoming “Barbie” movie has been revealed.

Margot Robbie, ET caught up with Simu Liu at the TIME 100 Gala on Wednesday in New York City. The and the actor is set to appear in the star-studded rom-com along with fellow famous names like Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera.

Simu Liu is opening up about his upcoming film, Barbie, and what he had to go through to be part of the cast.

Zack Sharf Plot details for the Margot Robbie-starring “Barbie” movie remain under wraps, but fans know now that at least one male star in the film had to wax his entire body. That would be Simu Liu, whose role in the film remains a mystery.

Going hairless wasn’t fun for Simu Liu.

filming “Barbie” for Simu Liu.The “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star, 33, revealed he underwent a painful beauty regimen for the upcoming movie, confessing that he had to wax all of his body hair.“Waxing has been an education, to say the least,” Liu told the Independent in a new profile. “It was one of the most painful experiences of my life.”The Canadian native continued, “I have such a newfound admiration for the incredibly brave women who go through this on a monthly basis.”Warner Bros.

K.J. Yossman When it was revealed earlier this month that “Sex Education” star Ncuti Gatwa would be taking on the role of the new Doctor Who, the whole world was taken by surprise – including Gatwa’s “Barbie” castmates.Simu Liu, who is co-starring alongside Gatwa and Margot Robbie in the upcoming doll movie, revealed Gatwa kept his “Doctor Who” casting a secret for months, with the “Barbie” stars only learning of the news at the same time as the rest of the world.“[He] didn’t tell anyone a thing,” Liu said during a talk with “The Matrix Resurrections” star Jessica Henwick in London on Thursday evening as part of his book tour for his memoir “We Were Dreamers.” “And then all of a sudden over the weekend he was announced.