Simu Liu Tells How Ryan Gosling Exuded Ultimate "Kenergy" for Barbie

Gym is beingness for the Ken dolls.

In Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie, Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu's characters person an epic "I'll formation you off" kerfuffle. But it turns out, the Kens are besides competitory astir pumping iron. 

"Greta was precise deliberate successful what she wanted the Kens to bash to bond," Simu exclusively told E! News' Francesca Amiker, "which was to gym together."

"So, portion the Barbies were having a nice, relaxing night," the actor continued, referencing the fun-filled sleepover the female formed members like Margot Robbie and America Ferrera got to enjoy, "the Kens were lifting things and flexing."

And nary 1 took the task rather arsenic earnestly arsenic Ryan. 

"I could not bushed this antheral to the gym," Simu admitted. "No substance however aboriginal I went, helium was ever there. He ever stayed aboriginal than me. So, I truly saw the subject and I truly saw the Ken-ergy."

But determination is 1 formed gathering the Shang-Chi histrion inactive regrets missing.

"I had to alert backmost to Toronto to big the Juno Awards, which was amazing, but everyone other rented a monolithic limo and watched Magic Mike Live successful Piccadilly Square," Simu admitted. "They each Facetimed maine from the limo arsenic if I wasn't going to dice of jealousy."

While the 34-year-old had to skip retired connected an epic Barbie formed outing, helium explained that they spent a batch of clip together outside of filming. As helium enactment it, "We had a batch of dinners, a batch of hangs."

And though they person since wrapped, Simu explained that he's inactive got unfinished concern with 1 of the Kens.

"Scott [Evans] and I had a very, very, precise agelong and precise contentious array tennis rivalry that lasted implicit the people of the full accumulation of the movie," the Marvel histrion said. "I can't retrieve who won, helium astir apt bushed maine last."

He added, "I anticipation I get to spot him again soon due to the fact that I request to get him back."

We tin lone anticipation the cameras are rolling for this face-off.