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Meet Ken! First look at Barbie star Ryan Gosling as he bares his chiseled chest and bleached hair to transform into the beloved doll
- A first look at Ryan Gosling as the famous Ken doll was released on Wednesday
- He stars alongside Margot Robbie in the live-action Barbie movie
- Margot, 31, plays the titular doll while Ryan, 41, stars as her counterpart
- The movie is being directed by indie filmmaker Greta Gerwig
Ryan Gosling has been pictured for the first time as the beloved Mattel doll Ken, as he gears up to star alongside Margot Robbie in the live-action Barbie movie.
On Wednesday, the Oscar-nominated actor was seen showing off his tanned and chiseled chest in a cut-off denim jacket and white bleached hair for the fictional role.
The first look at Ryan, 41, was released by Warner Bros. via a tweet simply with the film title and a release date of July 21, 2023, that was previously revealed when they shared the first image of Margot, 31, as Barbie in April.
Meet Ken! First look at Barbie star Ryan Gosling as he bares his chiseled chest and bleached hair to transform into the beloved doll
Ryan is known for his serious acting work in acclaimed films such as Drive, Blade Runner 2049, Blue Valentine, and Half Nelson.
Sporting a cheesy grin and white underwear branded with his character’s name, the role of Ken certainly appears to be somewhat of a left turn for the thespian.
Certainly, Twitter appeared to agree as film fans took to the micro-blogging site to react to the starting image of Ryan showing off his buff body.
Double take: Ryan, 41, is the spitting image of the beloved Mattel doll (pictured right)
Stunning: The 31-year-old Australian actress looked absolutely iconic behind the wheel of a pink classic Chevrolet Corvette in front of what looked like the Barbie Mansion
‘Damn Ryan, you nailed it,’ one fan wrote, while another declared, ‘OMG! The perfect Ken casting!’
Others remarked at the ‘camp’ aesthetic of the image, with one Twitter user joking: ‘Brb going back in the closet real quick so I can come out again for this.’
Little Women and Ladybird filmmaker Greta Gerwig is directing the project, and wrote the script for the film with her longtime partner Noah Baumbach.
First reactions: Fans flooded social media as they responded to the first look at Ryan
The film features an all-star cast including Will Ferrell, Issa Rae, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Michael Cera, and Alexandra Shipp.
A synopsis on IMDB of the upcoming film reads: ‘A doll living in “Barbieland” is expelled for not being perfect enough and sets off on an adventure in the real world. A Live-action feature film based on the popular line of Barbie toys.’
Margot has been long slated to play the world’s most iconic fashion doll in a live-action movie and back in December 2020, she vowed to give audiences ‘something totally different.’
Opting for something ‘a little left center,’ when it comes to her portrayal of the Mattel doll, the project will be produced by her LuckyChap Entertainment Company whose motto is, ‘If it’s not af**k, yes, it’s a no. ‘
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the project Robbie said: ‘Something like Barbie where the IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, “Oh Margot is playing Barbie, I know what that is.”
‘But our goal is to be like, “Whatever you’re thinking, we’re going to give you something totally different – the thing you didn’t know you wanted.”‘
The live-action Barbie flick is set for release on July 21, 2023.
Barbie girl: Margot has been long slated to play the world’s most iconic fashion doll in a live-action movie and back in December 2020, she vowed to give audiences ‘something totally different’
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