Barbie Concept Design Transforms Oppenheimer Star Cillian Murphy Into Ken

While «Barbie» and «Oppenheimer» rank amongst the three highest-grossing releases of the year, the former was the box office champion, earning well over $1.4 billion worldwide and becoming the 14th highest-grosser of all time. As is the case in Hollywood, such success is a launch pad for potential sequel talk. While it’s unknown if Margot Robbie and company will return for a new adventure in Barbieland, we know that Cillian Murphy isn’t opposed to joining the action. 

In an interview with Omeleteve, Murphy is asked if he’d be open to playing a Ken should «Barbie» director Greta Gerwig knock on his door. «Sure, yeah. Let’s read the script, let’s have a conversation,» Murphy said. «I can’t wait to see [‘Barbie’]. I can’t wait to see the movie. I think it’s great for cinema to get all these great movies happening this summer.» Murphy’s answer should be an exciting prospect to fans such as @renderdriver, who, up until now, have only envisioned Murphy’s Ken through fan art. 

While Mattel is certainly not slowing down on cashing in on the success of «Barbie,» Gerwig stated that she wants to take some time before committing to a follow-up, telling Entertainment Tonight prior to the film’s release, «Honestly, I’m just focused on getting this one out and crossing all my fingers and toes. And then we’ll see what happens after that.» Should a «Barbie» sequel manifest into reality, casting Murphy might be the closest it will get to recreating the Barbenheimer phenomenon.