The ‘Barbie’ movie may be months away, but the Ken-aissance is now.
Every now and again, an actor takes on a role that just feels right. Their connection to the character is undeniable, and their performance leaves an indelible mark on pop culture. Such is the case for Ryan Gosling as Ken in Barbie.
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The cast of Greta Gerwig’s upcoming movie descended upon CinemaCon on April 25, and Gosling was in fine Ken form. Margot Robbie, who plays Barbie, wore a preppy pink gingham two-piece set, which could have come straight from Mattel’s design book. Next to her, a spray-tanned Gosling appeared in a pair of dark wash jeans, a hot pink bomber jacket, and a white T-shirt with Gerwig’s name in Barbie bubble letters. With this, we can further understand a fundamental truth about the world: Gosling was made for this role.
In any given sneak peek of the viral film, Ryan Gosling can be seen wearing a chest-exposing top — his oiled-up abs contoured to cartoonish perfection — looking off into the distance at presumably nothing at all. Armed with bleach-blonde hair and a taste for eye-assaulting colours, Gosling looks at home as Ken. His on-screen trailer moments comprise a groan here, a wink there, and a general sense of befuddlement delivered with each line. Personality-wise, he gives nothing. And it’s sublime.
The thing is, Barbie is everything. She’s had over 200 careers, 20-plus dreamhouses, and a revolving door of wardrobe options that only gets more iconic with time. How does her boyfriend compete with that? Hint: he doesn’t. As the movie marketing states, he’s literally “just Ken.” He was created to be Barbie’s boyfriend;…
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