Trevor Donovan in Talks to Play Barbie Dreamboat Ken

We've been hearing rumors this week that 90210 actor Trevor Donovan is in talks with producers to play Ken in a live-action Barbie movie. The project has been in development for quite a while. Mattel announced over two years ago on Barbie's fiftieth anniversary that they were teaming up with producer Laurence Marks (Dreamgirls, Julie & Julia) to make the film.

Donovan is the first actor we've heard mentioned as a possible casting choice, and he really makes perfect sense. With his blonde hair, blue eyes, hairless chiseled physique and golden tan, the former Abercrombie & Fitch model has frequently been described as a living Ken doll.

But if Donovan is indeed cast and the project moves forward, who would make a good Barbie? That might actually be a tougher role to fill. An actress capable of measuring up to Barbie's wasp waistline and gravity defying breasts would need to have a 32-17-28 physique!

But then, Neither Barbie nor Ken dolls are exactly anotomically correct, so the producers are probably not looking for complete physical verisimilitude with the casting. (Let's hope not!)

The two actresses that spring to mind to play Barbie are Katee Sackhoff and Adrianne Palicki. They both have the looks and the physique, but both know how to kick ass. And a modern, live-action Barbie needs to have some edge!

Katee Sackhoff (left) and Adrianne Palicki - Either would make a fine Barbie.

As for a plot, no doubt the dream house will figure into it somewhere-- and Malibu is a likely setting. We just hope Ken gets a solid story arc of his own. He needs to be more than just a live-action Barbie accessory.

The filmmakers might take a look at "The True-Life Story of a Ken Doll," published a few years ago from our friends over at Cracked.

Here's an excerpt:

Last week I went to work for 15 minutes in the shoebox, while Work-Out Barbie went jet-skiing, cooked a cake, drove her Corvette to the pony farm and changed outfits four times. Then I went home, where Work-Out Barbie and I mashed our faces together against one another for a minute and a half while [our owner] Lindsey made noises that she believed to be representative of kissing. I then laid motionless on the ground while Work-Out Barbie went jet-skiing some more before Lindsey was called for dinner. I remained on the floor for eight days, where I thought about death.

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