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Greta GerwigsaysBarbiefans have a lot to look forward to inRyan Gosling’s Ken.
At the red carpet for the Academy’s Governors Awards on Saturday, Gerwig, 39, toldVarietythat the first-lookphoto of Gosling in an all-denim costumefor the movie that circulated in June is “one of many extraordinary looks” the actor will wear as Ken in her upcoming film,Barbie.
“I am thrilled,” Gerwig told the outlet when asked about the public’s interest in Gosling’s costuming for the movie, which will starMargot Robbiein the lead role of the iconic Mattel doll.
“That is how I felt and how Margot felt and I’m thrilled that everyone shares that feeling,” theLittle Womendirector said.
Gerwig also toldVarietythat early production images showing off Gosling’s flashy costumes are “not even close” to all the costumes Ken will don in the movie.
“I really, I couldn’t say, but it’s a lot — it’s a lot, it’s a lot,” she said when asked exactly how many looks were created for Gosling’s Ken.
The writer/director answered noncommittally when asked Saturday whether her upcoming live-actionBarbiemovie, expected to land in theaters in summer 2023, would be the first in a series.
Ryan Gosling as Ken inBarbie(2023).Warner Bros. Pictures
“I don’t know. I mean, it would certainly be exciting if it was,” Gerwig toldVariety.
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During Gosling’s appearance onThe Tonight Showin July, the actor opened up a bit about what compelled him to play Ken in the new movie andjoked about people “clutching their pearls"about the first-look photos of him as Ken.
“Well, you know, the internet’sbeen trying to break me for years. So they gave me no other choice,” the actor quipped when hostJimmy Fallonnoted that the photo’s release “broke the internet.”
Ryan Gosling as Ken filmingBarbie(2023).SplashNews.com
And upon contemplation in his backyard, thefather of two daughterssaw something that he took as a sign: a Ken doll, face down, next to a squished lemon.
“Do you know where I found Ken, Jimmy? Facedown in the mud next to a squished lemon,” Gosling recalled. “I texted [the photo] to Greta and I said, ‘I shall be your Ken, for his story must be told.’ "
Barbieopens in theaters on July 21, 2023.
source: people.com
