Ryan Gosling defends his casting as Ken in Barbie movie after fans say he's too old
ok.co.ukRyan Gosling has defended his casting in the highly anticipated Barbie movie, saying: “If people don’t want to play with my Ken, there are many other Kens to play with.” The actor, 42, stars alongside Margot Robbie in the live-action film based on the famous Mattel doll, from Oscar-nominated actress and director Greta Gerwig.
After he was cast in the role, fans on social media suggested Ryan was too old to play Barbie’s boyfriend. Responding to the criticism, Ryan told British GQ: “I would say if people don’t want to play with my Ken, there are many other Kens to play with. “It is funny… this kind of clutching-your-pearls idea of, like, #notmyken. “Like you ever thought about Ken before this?
But suddenly, it’s like, ‘No, we’ve cared about Ken this whole time’. “No, you didn’t. You never did. You never cared. Barbie never f***** with Ken.That’s the point. “If you ever really cared about Ken, you would know that nobody cared about Ken.
So your hypocrisy is exposed.This is why his story must be told.” He also said he found connections between his childhood self and the character, saying: “There’s something about this Ken that really, I think, relates to that version of myself. “Just, like, the guy that was putting on Hammer pants and dancing at the mall and smelling like Drakkar Noir and Aqua Net-ing bangs.
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