“Oppenheimer” actor Cillian Murphy said he’d be willing to play a Ken in a potential “Barbie” sequel: “Let’s read the script.”
, the"Oppenheimer" star shared he's open to embracing a fantastic life in plastic as Ken in a potential sequel to"Barbie."in an interview shared July 17."Let's read the script, let's have a conversation."" movie, which premiered the same day as"Oppenheimer."Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
"I can't wait to see the movie," the 47-year-old said."I think it's great for cinema to get all these great movies happening this summer." However, a role in"Barbie 2" will likely be a departure from Murphy's transformation in"Oppenheimer." After all, the actor observed a strict diet in order to portray J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.
"I love acting with my body, and Oppenheimer had a very distinct physicality and silhouette, which I wanted to get right," Murphy told the in May."I had to lose quite a bit of weight, and we worked with the costume and tailoring; he was very slim, almost emaciated, existed on martinis and cigarettes."
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