Stop what you’re doing: Warner Bros. Pictures has finally released the first look of Ryan Gosling as Barbie’s hunky beau, Ken in the upcoming live-action Barbie film. And we can’t look away.
With Margot Robbie as the titular role of Barbie in the Mattel biopic, Gosling will star as Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken, while Academy Award-winner Emerald Fennell, Kate McKinnon, Hari Nef, Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Alexandra Shipp, Simu Liu (as another Ken doll), and Sex Education‘s Emma Mackey, are also set to appear in the LuckyChap Entertainment production.
Seen leaning up against a pink column of the Barbie Dreamhouse with perfectly platinum hair, chiseled, bronzed abs, and mega-watt smile, Gosling perfectly embodies the part. His outfit, which consists of a light-wash denim cutoff vest, blue jeans, and “Ken” monogrammed waistband underwear resembling the famous Calvin Klein logo, instantly transforms the star.
Directed by Greta Gerwig, the beloved actress and director also brought us films like 2017’s Lady Bird and 2019’s Little Women. Gerwig also co-wrote the script with her partner Marriage Story director Noah Baumbach.
Set to hit our screens on July 21, 2023, the story revolves around a doll who is shunned from Barbieland due to her perceived flaws. As she embarks on an en exciting adventure in the real world, she realizes that “perfection” ultimately comes from the inside.
With filming of the WB and Mattel Films project beginning earlier this year in London, production shared a snapshot of the Wolf of Wall Street actress in character back in April. Robbie’s Barbie is seen perched at the wheel of her hot pink convertible cruiser, flashing a beaming smile with her signature golden locks blown out, anchored by a retro blue and white polka dot headband. Sporting a matching striped halter top and coordinating blue statement bangle, Robbie totally transformed into a picturesque Malibu Barbie.
Added to the growing list of Mattel-centered adaptations, Emily in Paris‘ Lily Collins is set to appear in the upcoming feature on Polly Pocket, the beloved ’90s toy directed by Girls creator Lena Dunham.
