“I Felt Seen”: Ryan Gosling had hoped to be Ken in the live action of “Barbie”.

Despite ‘Live action from Barbie has been in development for more than two years, the people involved couldn’t comment much on the film. Ryan Gosling is the first to do so and revealed that being able to be a part of this film as Ken was something he had been waiting for for a long time.

It was during the red carpet of ‘The Gray Man’, where Ryan Gosling He took the liberty of saying a few words about “Barbie” and her work in the live action film. The actor shared Variety about your experience like the “handsome” Ken Within this film, something he considers could be to make all the “Kens” of the world visible.

I felt like I was seeing myself. I felt seen. I think many Kenes will feel seen when they see this. I have to do this for the kens. Nobody plays with Ken, ”she commented.

At the same time, she revealed that playing the Mattel doll in the live-action Barbie movie was something she saw coming to some point in her life … or at least, she had the concept of full blonde and platinum in mind. hair that only Ken can pull out with style.

It is finally happening. I’ve seen it coming all my life, “she said.

The famous actor couldn’t say much more about the live action of ‘Barbie’, because the film is still in post-production and the only thing that has been officially revealed about it are a couple of images with Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, that will give life to the Mattel doll. So, for now, the performer has very limited words about the film.

“Barbie” will have a different Ken than the “dream doll”

In the same promotion as “The Gray Man”, Ryan Gosling spoke to Entertainment Tonight about “Barbie” and although he pointed out that he couldn’t really say much about the project; if he dared to give some details about his character in the film directed by Greta Gerwing.

According to the actor, Ken who will be part of Barbie is very different from Mattel and all the marketing that has been sold on him over the years: physically it seems to be the “dream doll” that everyone would like as a boyfriend, but in real life he faces a terrible crisis that has led him to be the protagonist of a devastating scenario.

Ken’s life is harder than it seems: he has no money, he is unemployed, he cannot have a car or a house of his own. He goes through very difficult things. It’s not what you think it is, “he said.

It is unclear if Ryan Gosling’s description of Ken was just a joke or if, on the contrary, his words are completely true. We will have to wait for the release of the film on July 21, 2023 to know this reality, although with great luck we will be able to have a more accurate advance long before that date arrives.