'This Is the Same Picture?': Tom Felton's Joke about Barbie Movie Sparked and Avalanche of Reactions
With the exact release date, there has been a lot of crossover content with "Barbie: The Movie" and "Oppenheimer," but Tom Felton showed the internet the movie mash-up it's been missing ― #sLYTHERKeN.
"Kind of [expletive] I never got a callback," Tom Felton captioned a side-by-side image of him with bleach blond hair as Draco Malfo from the "Harry Potter" films and Ryan Gosling in his Ken garb in "Barbie: The Movie." He punctuated the post with "#sLYTHERKeN."
"Slyther-Ken has a nice ring to it," the official "Barbie: The Movie" Instagram account responded. "You're Harry's Ken. Don't worry," a fan reassured the British actor.
The official "Harry Potter" film account comments on Tom Felton’s "Barbie: The Movie" post. | Source: Instagram/t22felton
"Draco is not Ken; he is Barbie," one wrote. "It's because Ken is way too much of a Hufflepuff. They weren't sure you'd be able to pull it off," one theorized. "This is the same picture?" the "Harry Potter" film account asked.
The last mentioned account had commented on another funny post by Felton earlier this month. "Hello old chum [lightning bolt emoji]," the actor said, posting a photo of him lying on the title character of the "Harry Potter" films, Daniel Radcliffe's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The film's account reacted in the tone of Draco Malfoy when speaking about his nemesis, "'Famous Harry Potter, can't even go to the Hollywood Walk of Fame without getting his own star.'" Felton has previously said that his relationship with Radcliffe is "fantastic."
The official "Barbie: The Movie" account comments on Tom Felton’s "Barbie: The Movie" post. | Source: Instagram/t22felton
Two People Very Close to Ryan Gosling Have Also Questioned His Taking on the Role of Ken
Unlike many of the future fans of "Barbie: The Movie," Gosling is not a convert of the toy since his youth. The actor was introduced to the iconic doll by his daughters Eva Mendes, Amada, and Esmeralda. Though he admitted ahead of the film's release:
"I think they're confused as to why I would want to play Ken. They have no use for Ken."
The girls "inadvertently" helped him prep during the months that he got into character, and they were "a huge sense of support" off camera when they visited him on set.
Ryan Gosling and his long-time partner, Eva Mendes, have been together since making the 2011 film "The Place Beyond the Pines." He stars in "Barbie: The Movie" with Margot Robbie and a slew of other stars, which, sadly, does not include Tom Felton.