It’sBarbie’s world, and we’re just living in it —Ryan Goslingincluded. The first image of theNotebookstar in Warner Bros.’ upcoming film adaptation of the classic doll franchise has been released, and Gosling looks as shiny as ever as Barbie’s perfect, plastic partner, donning an ‘80s-style denim vest and jeans, completing the look with white-blonde hair and boxers embroidered with his name — because of course.
The new image is only the second we’ve seen from the upcoming film, aside from one ofMargot Robbieas the titular Barbie, and this one seems equally as neon and pink as Robbie’s, showing off a world eerily reminiscent of both the plastic playhouses made popular by little girls around the globe and the iconic pink house from 1964’sWhat a Way to Go!, though Gosling’s Ken seems a little bit more polished and perfect thanGene Kelly’s Pinky Benson.
Barbierecently received asummer 2023 release date, which, while stacking it up as a possible summer blockbuster, also puts it up againstChristopher Nolan’sOppenheimer— and what a pair that’s set to make. AndBarbie’s cast is just as stacked to the gills as Nolan’s wartime epic — currently, the film is set to star Robbie and Gosling as the iconic Barbie and Ken, withSimu Liu, Issa Rae, Alexandra Shipp, Will Ferrell, Hari Nef, Ncuti Gatwa, Michael Cera, Rhea Perlman, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Emerald Fennell, andRita Aryaalso starring, among others.
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Some of these cast members are said to be playingdifferent versions of Barbie and Kenas well, and with no plot details having been revealed about the film as of yet, we can only imagine what that casting might mean for a film adaptation that’s already quite off the wall, being the first major live-action adaptation of a doll franchise that seems to be going beyond the classic “adapt a fairy tale with Barbie as the lead” formula that created so many animated films in the 2000s. What directorGreta Gerwigand co-writerNoah Baumbachhave in store is anyone’s guess.
Barbie, also starringSharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Ana Cruz Kayne, Connor Swindells, andJamie Demetriou, is set for a summer release on July 04, 2025. Check out the full image of Gosling as Ken below:
