
For my money, Barbie is easily at the top of my ranking of the best comedies of 2023. The more I watch Barbie and notice the details, the funnier it gets. Unsurprisingly, the film's cutting room floor is also scattered with hilarious moments that didn't make the final cut. The movie's editor, Nick Houy, recently divulged one particular scene that got axed, and it involved Ryan Gosling's Ken engaging in a wrestling match with a bear. Now, I'm plagued by a severe case of FOMO.
Houy shared the behind-the-scenes scoop with The Wrap in a recent interview. According to the editor, the scene in question comes when Ken and Barbie travel to the real world. The two stop at a campsite, and as Nick describes it: