Ryan Gosling Fires Back At Barbie Movie Ken Criticism
Ryan Gosling fires back at fans who criticize his version of Ken in the upcoming Barbie movie. Based on the eponymous Mattel toy line, Barbie is directed by Greta Gerwig, with a script written by her and Noah Baumbach. The film features Margot Robbie in the titular role with Gosling starring opposite her as Barbie's toy counterpart Ken. Supporting cast members for Barbie include Emma Mackey, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Ritu Arya, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, and America Ferrera.
Despite the general air of excitement surrounding the project, when promotional images for Barbie first started being released online, some fans took issue with Gosling's Ken. The image in question features Gosling sporting a very different look from his other films, with bleached blonde hair and a denim jacket with cutoff sleeves, standing in front of a bright pink house. Some criticized Gosling's casting due to his age, with the Blade Runner 2049 actor now 41 years old. Robbie, on the other hand, is 32, putting the age difference between the two Barbie stars at nearly 10 years.
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In an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Gosling fires back at those who have been criticizing his version of Ken, jokingly suggesting that they likely never even played with the Ken toy. The actor says Ken is "an accessory" to Barbie and that, until the movie was announced, it's likely that the fans who are being critical of his casting probably never even thought about him. Check out Gosling's funny comment below:
I was surprised how, you know, some people were kind of clutching their pearls about my Ken, as though they ever thought about Ken for a second before this. They never played
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