Ryan Gosling's Barbie Movie Ken Sounds More Depressing Than Expected

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Ryan Gosling's Ken in Barbie seems more miserable than expected. Oscar-winning Lady Bird director Greta Gerwig is helming the upcoming live-action based on Mattel's iconic doll. A Barbie live-action movie has been in the works for over a decade, although initially Amy Schumer and Anne Hathaway were in contention to play the lead character. But after Warner Bros. took over, Margot Robbie was cast as Barbie. Some time later, Gosling joined the cast as Ken, Barbie's male counterpart. Filming on Barbie has been underway since spring, and the movie will release in summer 2023.

Although plot details from Barbie are slim, the movie clearly isn't another run-of-the-mill fairytale. Rather, it is expected to subvert expectations and explore themes of identity and feminism. Reports also suggest that there will be multiple Barbies and Kens in the live-action Barbie, with Emma Mackey, Issa Rae and Hari Nef potentially playing alternative versions of the titular doll. Meanwhile, Simu Liu and Ncuti Gatwa are expected to portray different Kens. So far, only two official looks at Gosling's Ken and Robbie's Barbie have been revealed, but multiple set photos have confirmed the Western-themed and fluro-colored rollerskating costumes that the two leads will be sporting at different stages.

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Now, in a new interview with CNN, Gosling gave away some more details about his Ken. The actor talked about his Barbie character while dodging questions about his upcoming Netflix film, The Gray Man. Unfortunately, it seems that Gosling's Ken is more depressing than expected. Gosling explained that Ken is penniless and unemployed in Barbie and will be going through a difficult phase when