(CNN) — Ryan Gosling channeled his “Ken-energy” to fend off those who think he’s “too old” to play the Ken doll in the new “Barbie” movie.
The origin of this nonsense dates back to April, when the first trailer for the movie “Barbie” was published and a debate broke out on social networks in which some users thought that the 42-year-old actor seemed too much ” older” to play Ken.
“If people don’t want to play my Ken, there are plenty of other Kens to play with,” Gosling said in a new GQ interview published Wednesday in response to those skeptics.
He went on to say that he finds this speech “funny” given that “for 60 years, (Ken’s) job has been the beach” and that “everyone was okay with that, that he had a job that’s nothing.” .
“But all of a sudden, it’s like, ‘No, we’ve cared about Ken all this time.’ No, they didn’t care. They never cared. They never cared,” she said, adding that “if they ever really cared Because of Ken, they would know that no one cared about Ken. So their hypocrisy has been exposed.”
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’. (Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
The one person who does care about Ken, and deeply, is Gosling, who admitted with a laugh that he now feels like Ken’s “manager.”
Gosling also discussed the various factors that led him to accept the role of the iconic Mattel doll in the Greta Gerwig-directed comedy, one of the main attractions being the opportunity to be part of a film that put female characters first. flat. The film stars Margot Robbie, along with Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Hari Nef, and America Ferrera, among many others.
But as for his impetus to take on the role of Barbie’s main crush, Gosling talked about how his two daughters, who he shares with his longtime partner Eva Mendes, play with Barbie and Ken dolls.
“One day I saw him face down in the mud, next to a squashed lemon,” Gosling said of his daughter’s Ken doll, adding that the image inspired him to think: “This guy’s story needs to be told.”
“Barbie” will hit theaters on July 21.
(CNN) — Ryan Gosling channeled his “Ken-energy” to fend off those who think he’s “too old” to play the Ken doll in the new “Barbie” movie.
The origin of this nonsense dates back to April, when the first trailer for the movie “Barbie” was published and a debate broke out on social networks in which some users thought that the 42-year-old actor seemed too much ” older” to play Ken.
“If people don’t want to play my Ken, there are plenty of other Kens to play with,” Gosling said in a new GQ interview published Wednesday in response to those skeptics.
He went on to say that he finds this speech “funny” given that “for 60 years, (Ken’s) job has been the beach” and that “everyone was okay with that, that he had a job that’s nothing.” .
“But all of a sudden, it’s like, ‘No, we’ve cared about Ken all this time.’ No, they didn’t care. They never cared. They never cared,” she said, adding that “if they ever really cared Because of Ken, they would know that no one cared about Ken. So their hypocrisy has been exposed.”
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’. (Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
The one person who does care about Ken, and deeply, is Gosling, who admitted with a laugh that he now feels like Ken’s “manager.”
Gosling also discussed the various factors that led him to accept the role of the iconic Mattel doll in the Greta Gerwig-directed comedy, one of the main attractions being the opportunity to be part of a film that put female characters first. flat. The film stars Margot Robbie, along with Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Hari Nef, and America Ferrera, among many others.
But as for his impetus to take on the role of Barbie’s main crush, Gosling talked about how his two daughters, who he shares with his longtime partner Eva Mendes, play with Barbie and Ken dolls.
“One day I saw him face down in the mud, next to a squashed lemon,” Gosling said of his daughter’s Ken doll, adding that the image inspired him to think: “This guy’s story needs to be told.”
“Barbie” will hit theaters on July 21.
