Ryan Gosling said “Tonight Show” That Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach “Barbie” screenplay is “the best screenplay I’ve ever read,” but that’s not what finally made him agree to Gerwig’s offer to play Kane. It turns out that the universe pushed Gosling a bit, as the actor discovered one of his daughter’s Kane dolls face down in the dirt immediately after he was shown the movie Barbie.
“Best screenplay I have ever read. I walk in the backyard [after getting the offer] And do you know where you found Ken? ‘ Gosling said.[A Ken doll] Face down in the mud next to a crushed lemon. I wrote [the photo] to Greta and said, “I will be your kink, because this story must be told.”
Gosling is out to promote his new action movie on Netflix “The Gray Man” (it’s airing now), but his press tour has been dominated by buzz around “Barbie.” The actor plays Ken opposite director Margot Robbie’s Barbie, but the film has been rumored to feature several actors as a different iteration of the dolls. As it was recently revealed diverseAnd the Gosling and Robbie earned equal salaries in the movie “Barbie” and both earned $12.5 million.
The Barbie team also includes America Ferrera, Simo Liu, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackie, Kingsley Ben Adair, Issa Rae and Michael Cera.
‘Finally, it’s happening.’ ‘This has been coming my whole life,’ said Gosling. diverse On the red carpet “The Gray Man” about playing Kane. “I felt like I was seeing myself [when I saw the viral first look Ken photo]. I felt seen. I think a lot of Kens will feel passed out when they see this. You should do it for Kens. Nobody plays with Keynes.”
“Barbie” opens in theaters July 21, 2023 from Warner Bros.
