Ryan Gosling scoffs at criticism of his role as Ken

Actor Ryan Gosling assured that Ken, his character in the new movie “Barbie”, was always unimportant in the history of the plastic doll and ridiculed the critics of his interpretation, believing that it shows the “hypocrisy” of the followers.

“Has anyone thought about Ken before this? (…) no, we didn’t care about Ken all this time (…) If you ever cared about Ken, you’d know that nobody cares. So your hypocrisy is exposed. That’s why you have to tell your story,” the actor told the American magazine GQ.

The statements Gosling come after the 42-year-old actor was criticized in social networks considered “too old” to give life to the handsome boy of the multi-talented plastic doll in the film he directed Greta Gerwig.

“I would say that if people don’t want to play with my Ken, there are plenty of others. kens with whom to play”, pointed out the Canadian with whom he shares the credit Margo Robbie32, which is Barbie in the film that arrives in theaters on July 21.

Career of Ryan Gosling

Gosling, the star of films such as “First Man” (2018) or “The Gray Man” (2022), also shared that one of reasons for which he accepted the role of a doll for children was the possibility of working on a project that promoted the works and female talent.

In addition, he admitted that giving his life to Ken gave him opportunity reconnect with your own youth. And that version of him that he distanced himself from when he started acting movies more serious.

“There’s something about that Ken that I really think is connected to that version of me. The guy who wore it hammer pantsdanced in the mall, smelled of Longship Noir and it was done bangs Aqua Net I owe a lot to that boy (…) the reality is that he is the reason why I have everything I have,” he said.

In the continuation of the interview, the actor “Notebook” (2004) spoke, among other things, about his career, his taste indie moviesas well as his beginnings on television with Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in “The Mickey Mouse Club.”