Meanwhile, on a much more tangible level, Gosling claims to have waxed his body to emulate Ken’s smooth plasticity. Also assisting him in his efforts to become one with Ken: Robbie left little surfing-themed gifts for him every day during production, which helped him understand and embrace the notion that Ken’s job, per Gosling, is “just beach.”
Gosling stars as Ken in the movie opposite Margot Robbie‘s Barbie. As of Sunday, the Warner Bros. film has earned $567.3 million domestically and $1.279 billion globally. “I’m Just Ken Margot Robbie had everyone on the set of "Barbie" wear pink one day a week. Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken in the film, said Robbie fined anyone who didn't wear pink. Robbie then donated the money she raised from her mandatory pink day to charity. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and businessBarbie is a 2023 American fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig from a screenplay she wrote with her partner Noah Baumbach. Based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel, it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous computer-animated films and specials. The film follows Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) on a journey of self-discovery following an existential crisis
Barbie and Ken Mugshot Redraws is an exploitable meme format taken from a trailer for the 2023 live-action Barbie movie. The meme was popularized on Twitter and Tumblr following the trailer's release in late May 2023, in which artists redraw Barbie (played by Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) as different characters, often using best friend characters from pop culture media like video
Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Simu Liu and more 'Barbie' stars tell PEOPLE in a new special issue, out Friday, about making the colorful comedy, in theaters July 21