Simu Liu Says 'Barbie' Co-Star Ncuti Gatwa Kept His 'Doctor Who' Casting a Secret for Two Months

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Ncuti Gatwa did a great job at keeping his Doctor Who casting a secret. It was confirmed that the 29-year-old actor would be taking on the iconic role earlier this month and in a new interview, his Barbie co-star Simu Liu revealed that the cast learned the news the same time everyone else did. Click inside to read more… “[He] didn’t tell anyone a thing,” Simu said during a discussion with The Matrix Resurrections star Jessica Henwick as part of his book tour for his memoir We Were Dreamers. “And then all of a sudden over the weekend he was announced.

We came to work on Monday we were like ‘Dude, how long have you been holding this in for?’ And he’s like, ‘Two months.’” “I would have combusted,” the actor joked, adding that Ncuti hired protection after his casting. “He had to get security in and around not only his place of residence, but the places of residence of his entire family.” Simu also admitted that when he learned he’d gotten the role of Shang-Chi in 2019, he wasn’t able to keep the news quiet for more than a few minutes. “I’m not a great secrets guy, when it comes to this stuff,” he said, recalling the moment Kevin Feige told him he’d been cast in the film. “[Kevin] was like, ‘We’re gonna fly you to Comic Con in San Diego in four days, just keep your mouth shut until then.

We want to be able to surprise the whole world when we announce you at Comic Con, like, don’t ruin the moment.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, sure.’” “He was like, ‘No seriously, don’t tell your parents, don’t tell your friends.

Don’t tell anyone.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah.’ And then I immediately called my best friend,” Simu laughed. “It’s too big of news to keep with you.” He went on to say there were some other stars in the Marvel