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Becca Monaghan
Jun 16, 2022
First Look at Ryan Gosling as a Real-Life Ken Doll For the ...
The Hollywood Reporter
Warner Bros has given a sneak peek of Ryan Gosling, 41, as Ken Doll in the upcoming Barbie movie – and social media want more.
On Wednesday, the studio released a photo of the La La Land actor with bleach blonde locks, a spray tan and chiselled abs. Posing against an iconic Barbie-pink backdrop, the star followed in the footsteps of Justin Timberlake's and Britney Spears' famous (or infamous) double-denim attire in 2001. The look was complete with personalised 'Ken' underwear.
Gosling will star alongside Margot Robbie, who plays the world-famous doll, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Saoirse Ronan, and Will Ferrell.
People flocked to Twitter to express their excitement, with one saying: "Ryan Gosling is practically perfect as Ken in Barbie."
"Damn Ryan, you nailed it," one fan wrote, while another joked: "Why did I think this was a Love Island promo."
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Social media couldn't resist sharing their takes online:
\u201cI\u2019m so happy like how do they keep making such good things. You\u2019d think they\u2019d run out of incredible things to make but then Greta Gerwig is like actually I\u2019m gonna direct a Barbie movie and Ryan Gosling will be ken. Just very good\u201d— Big Joel (@Big Joel) 1655336009
\u201cFreddie Prinze Jr's Fred walked so Ryan Gosling's Ken could run\u201d— Michael (earth 838 variant) (@Michael (earth 838 variant)) 1655311443
\u201cWhy does Ryan Gosling in the Barbie movie look like a cross between Orange Cassidy and Fred from Scooby Doo may I ask\u201d— Leevs x \ud83e\udde3 (@Leevs x \ud83e\udde3) 1655309746
\u201cRyan Gosling as the Santa Monica houses:\u201d— Americana at Brand Memes (@Americana at Brand Memes) 1655310106
\u201chow do i get ryan gosling and margot robbie to re-enact this for barbie (2023)\u201d— \u064bethan \ud83d\uddef (@\u064bethan \ud83d\uddef) 1655334114
\u201cryan gosling is and always has been extremely hot\u201d— bethany (@bethany) 1655309864
\u201cryan gosling logging onto twitter for the first time in 4 years \u201d— aubrey plaza shady facts (@aubrey plaza shady facts) 1655317673
\u201cmargot robbie and ryan gosling as barbie and ken just so iconic\u201d— \u200emels (@\u200emels) 1655309049
\u201cMe and the boys on our way to watch the new Ryan Gosling film "Barbie"\u201d— \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0NightcoreNeko \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa (@\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0NightcoreNeko \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa) 1655311770
\u201cThe most important thing is Ryan Gosling is back and everyone is talking about him\u201d— Haaris (@Haaris) 1655312974
\u201cthe weekend vs the Monday morning work Zoom call\u201d— Louis Staples (@Louis Staples) 1655368022
\u201cThis man used to dance at G-A-Y in 2008, spill his \u2018voddy cran\u2019 on me, then look me up and down and say \u2018not interested sweetheart!\u2019\u201d— Sacha Coward (@Sacha Coward) 1655359322
\u201cdenise welch has been hitting the gym\u201d— joe (@joe) 1655311473
\u201cHow Nadine sees Boris.\u201d— Tom Little (LEICESTER I'm doing a show on 16/06!!) (@Tom Little (LEICESTER I'm doing a show on 16/06!!)) 1655325034
\u201cThis looks like the weirdest film ever\u201d— Nooruddean (@Nooruddean) 1655312261
\u201chttps://t.co/pAu1DiJw3y\u201d— NEON (@NEON) 1655324528
\u201cWhy does he look like an alt-right YouTuber?\u201d— andrew kaczynski (@andrew kaczynski) 1655309263
Others turned their attention to the star's age, with one saying: "Extremely moved that ‘Ken’ (Ryan Gosling) in the Barbie movie is 41 years old."
Meanwhile another added: “I love Ryan Gosling, but 40-year-old Ken is insane. I’m sorry."
“Ryan Gosling is 41 years old. He does not need to play Ken please,” said a third Twitter user.
Last month, the company revealed the live-action film will be released on July 21 next year.
Acclaimed actress and director Gerwig, 37, has co-written the script with her partner Noah Baumbach.
She was nominated for the best director and best original screenplay Oscars for 2017 coming-of-age drama Lady Bird, and scored a nod for best adapted screenplay with 2019’s Little Women.
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