Simu Liu made his MCU debut last year in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings where he is quite serious as the titular hero, but a new side of him emerges in another movie, Barbie, where he will star alongside Margot Robbie as the titular doll, and Ryan Gosling as Ken. In the new trailer for Barbie, while Margot Robbie would, without a doubt, have the spotlight, Simu Liu surprised everyone in a short but unforgettable scene where he dances, at the 1:08 mark, and this got the internet shocked to remember that he is in the movie, literally making his presence felt. Here’s how the internet reacted to Simu Liu and his dance moves in the Barbie trailer:
It is as if people have forgotten Simu Liu is in the new Barbie movie and they are shocked to see him throw those dance moves in the trailer. Well, Simu Liu will be playing another version of Ken and he is quite dedicated to it, really, that he even waxed his body for it!
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Headlining the new Barbie movie is Margot Robbie, directed by the Academy Award-nominated director Greta Gerwig, where they would be joined by Ryan Gosling who’s serving the looks as Ken, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Ncuti Gatwa, with the above-mentioned Simu Liu. Barbie also stars Will Ferrell as the CEO of Mattel, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, Rhea Perlman, Emerald Fennell, Alexandra Shipp, Scott Evans, Sharon Rooney, Jamie Demetriou, Marisa Abela, Connor Swindells, Ana Cruz Kayne, and Ritu Arya. Barbie arrives in theaters in July 21, 2023.
