The haggard face of J. Robert Oppenheimer, taking a protracted draw on a cigarette, has already locked down a convincing victory within the nice meme sweepstakes of Summer 2023, serving as downbeat, black-and-white counterpoint to the beaming radiance and saturated pink hues of ‘Barbie.’ But might ‘Oppenheimer’ star Cillian Murphy truly pop up as Ken in a ‘Barbie’ sequel? Sure, in response to the Irish actor himself.
With opening weekend within the rearview mirror, the double characteristic of “Barbenheimer” — half grassroots marketing campaign, half savvy contrivance — has confirmed to be an enormous success, the rising tide of interwoven promotional campaigns for 2 very completely different movies clearly lifting the industrial fortunes of every. Universal’s ‘Oppenheimer,’ from filmmaker Christopher Nolan, grossed $82 million domestically and round $174 million throughout the globe. Meanwhile, ‘Barbie,’ distributed by Warner Bros., raked in an astounding $162 million throughout the United States and $337 million worldwide.
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Nolan’s movie, evidently, doesn’t notably lend itself to the notion of sequels. But as a part of a profitable cope with toy producer Mattel, Warner Bros. certainly has visions of a wholesome, long-lasting ‘Barbie’ franchise.
There could be many alternative methods to spin issues for a sequel, beginning with whether or not director Greta Gerwig (and cowriter and real-life accomplice Noah Baumbach) wished to remain concerned. But one risk that has gotten little bit of traction — with a certain quantity of encouragement and trial-balloon-floating from Warner Bros., one feels — is the concept of a by-product specializing in Ken. Or, extra precisely, Kens, plural.
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In Gerwig’s movie, Ryan Gosling stars as “Beach Ken” reverse Margot Robbie, who portrays the “stereotypical version” of the title character. Different variants of Ken are additionally portrayed by Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans, Ncuti Gatwa and, sure, even John Cena. In praising not solely Gosling’s efficiency however particularly a choreographed dance quantity that includes the Kens, critics have famous some seemingly distinctive avenues of narrative alternative.
During a current dialog with Omelete, Murphy was requested if he could be open to starring as a Ken in a possible ‘Barbie’ sequel. “Would I play a Ken in Barbie 2? Sure, yeah — let’s read the script, let’s have a conversation,” mentioned Murphy with a smile.
Murphy’s reply could, on the face of it, appear stunning to followers of the actor, greatest recognized for a wide range of intense and smoldering characters, from ’28 Days Later’ and ‘Red Eye’ to ‘The Wind That Shakes the Barley’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’ — in addition to his 5 earlier collaborations with Nolan, together with Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow within the director’s ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy.
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Still, these gleefully rubbing their palms collectively in anticipation of seeing Murphy get to flex his under-showcased comedic chops (and possibly even decked out in rollerblades and garish, neon-print vogue) shouldn’t begin with fan artwork simply but. Step one on the trail towards his potential participation is discovering the time to really catch ‘Barbie.’
“I can’t wait to see it — I can’t wait to see the movie,” mentioned Murphy, acknowledging that he’s been a bit busy along with his personal promotional duties on behalf of ‘Oppenheimer.’ “I think it’s great for cinema to get all these great movies happening this summer.”
Who is aware of — with slightly luck, Murphy could, a pair summers therefore, lastly discover himself on the smiling aspect of a meme.
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