Ryan Gosling Has Clapped Back At His Ken Backlash

There are movies coming out in 2023, and then there’s ‘Barbie.’ The fantasy film has been the talk of the town ever since the idea was announced all those years ago, and the moment of truth is almost upon us. The release of the final trailer was enough to finally give us an idea about what might be on the way.

However, there’s something that’s seemingly been bothering several people since one of the stars was announced. Now, Ryan Gosling has clapped back at his Ken backlash. The internet might be trying to bring him down, but it seems nothing will stop Ryan Gosling from shining in his latest role.

There has been backlash about Ryan Gosling playing Ken

The world has been on the edge of its seat since we learned about the ‘Barbie’ movie, but things have changed since the recent release of the latest trailer. Now, it appears people have started to take issue with Ryan Gosling being cast in the movie at all, let alone the fact he’s the lead man in it all, Ken. Margot Robbie takes center stage as Barbie, and it’s never been a secret that ‘Barbie’ is a female-led project. The issue? People are now concerned with the age gap between the two stars. Margot is 32 years old, while Ryan is ten years her senior at 42. Apparently, many are worried Ryan is simply too old to bring the character to life, but the actor is having none of it.

Ryan Gosling argues no one cared about Ken until now

When talking to GQ, Ryan Gosling opened up about the people with issues about his portrayal of Ken. He said, “there are many other Kens to play with,” and how he is sick of people saying, “we’ve cared about Ken this whole time.” According to Ryan, he feels people are suddenly interested in the character when they never spoke about having an issue with his lack of a meaningful job or role before now. In fact, the actor went as far as saying that people’s “hypocrisy is exposed” and “This is why his story must be told.” If Ryan wants to do anything, it’s to be Ken’s “representative” as he “[cares] about this dude now.”

The actor has confessed what made him want to play Ken

It wasn’t just the chance to star in one of the biggest movies of the year or work alongside Margot Robbie that saw Ryan Gosling jump at the opportunity to bring Ken to life. He continued to explain to GQ that he was playing with his daughters and a Ken doll when something seemed to speak to him. Ryan says he saw the doll “face down in the mud” outside their house “next to a squished lemon” and knew that Ken’s “story does need to be told.” However, that hasn’t taken away from the main theme of the movie. Ryan has been open about being there as a part of the ‘Barbie’ movie, but how it’s vital that it’s a female-led film that focuses on the lead character and her female friends instead of the male characters who crop up along the way.

Ryan Gosling has clapped back at his Ken backlash, and it seems the actor might feel more heated about being in the ‘Barbie’ movie than many ever realized. Thankfully, Ryan doesn’t seem to have let the criticisms get to him, with many still keen to see what could come from the final result on July 21, 2023.