Simu Liu Waxed His Entire Body for Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’: ‘One of the Most Painful Experiences’

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“Barbie” movie has quickly become one of the most anticipated releases of 2023.Audiences have praised and criticized each “Barbie” update (this is one of the most beloved toys of all time, after all), but this April, Warner Bros.’ released the official first-look image of Margot Robbie as Barbie, and anticipation has been growing ever since — especially after Warner Bros.’ stoked the flames with our first look at Ryan Gosling as Ken.In addition to co-writing the latest “Barbie” draft, Oscar-nominated “Little Women” and “Lady Bird” filmmaker Greta Gerwig is directing the project. In addition to starring as the titular character, Robbie is also a producer alongside “Dallas Buyers Club” producer Robbie Brenner (Mattel Films) and “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman (Heyday Films), as well as her husband, Tom Ackerley (LuckyChap Entertainment).Below, we run down everything we know about the “Barbie” movie so far — from the release date to the cast to the project’s lengthy production history.In celebration of the Mattel doll’s 60th anniversary, “Barbie” will be released in theaters on July 21, 2023The highly anticipated film includes an ensemble of very different actors and actresses.

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.

He’s plastic and fantastic! The first photo of Ryan Gosling as Ken in the new Barbie movie has the actor rocking a very different look.

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Simu Liu went through some serious manscaping for his new role, and he doesn't seem too eager to go through it again.The star recently sat down for an interview with and recalled how he waxed his whole body as part of his role in the upcoming Warner Bros. movie, based on the toy line of the same name.«It was one of the most painful experiences of my life,» Liu said of the process.The 33-year-old actor called the experience «an education, to say the least,» and explained, «I have such a newfound admiration for the incredibly brave women who go through this on a monthly basis.»It's unclear what role, exactly, Liu will be playing in the upcoming Greta Gerwig-directed project, but fans are speculating — considering the waxing — that he will be portraying one of the male «Ken» dolls.ET spoke with Gerwig at the 2020 Oscars nominees luncheon about the excitement around the film. «I don't want to jinx anything, because it's such a long process, but I have a feeling that whatever we turn in, people are going to be like, 'Are you insane? You can't make this!'» Gerwig quipped at the time. «Which is always, I think, a good sign.»In 2021, Robbie opened up to about taking on the role of saying it “comes with a lot of baggage … and a lot of nostalgic connections."«But with that comes a lot of exciting ways to attack it,» she added.

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

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.

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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.

Ocean’s Eleven movie.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. have tapped up Robbie to star in and produce the film that will be helmed by Roach, who directed Robbie in 2019 drama Bombshell.The script, which is being penned by Carrie Solomon, is being kept under wraps, but what is known is that it will be an original Ocean’s Eleven set in Europe in the 1960s.Robbie is producing with Tom Ackerley, her partner at LuckyChap.

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Margot Robbie‘s busy shooting Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie” with Ryan Gosling at the moment, but she already has her next project after that lined up. And she’s teaming up with Jay Roach, who directed her in 2019’s “Bombshell,” for her next assignment: a prequel to the “Ocean’s Eleven” series.

Dua Lipa has reportedly landed a role in the upcoming Barbie film, having set her sights on carving out a career in Hollywood. The 26 year old pop star is set to star opposite Hollywood actors Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the highly anticipated upcoming film, with the pair taking on the iconic roles of Barbie and Ken.

A new Ocean’s Eleven film starring Margot Robbie is in “active development” at Warner Bros., Deadline can confirm. Four-time Emmy winner Jay Roach is looking to direct the pic, which is not yet greenlighted.