Ryan Goslingis one proud Ken — denim vest, bleached hair and all.
“It officially broke the internet,” Fallon, 47, told his guest about thefirst-glimpse, shirtless snapshotof Gosling’s Ken that dropped last month.
“Well, you know, the internet’sbeen trying to break me for years. So they gave me no other choice,” the actor quipped.
Gosling went on to joke that he was “surprised how some people werekind of clutching their pearlsabout my Ken, as though they ever thought about Ken for a second before this.”
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“They never played with Ken! Nobody plays with Ken, man,” he joked. “Did you play with Ken? Exactly. … He’s an accessory, and not even one of the cool ones.”
And upon contemplation in his backyard, thefather of two daughterssaw something that he took as a sign: a Ken doll, face down, next to a squished lemon.
“Do you know where I found Ken, Jimmy? Facedown in the mud next to a squished lemon,” Gosling recalled. “I texted [the photo] to Greta and I said, ‘I shall be your Ken, for his story must be told.’ "
The Tonight Show.Jimmy Kimmel Live
At the L.A. premiere of his newNetflixaction movieThe Gray Manlast week, Gosling teased his excitement for his upcoming comedy withMargot Robbie, in which he plays a live-action version of the iconic Ken doll.
“We’ve beenhaving so much fun making this movieand it felt nice to see everyone else start having as much fun as we are. I can’t wait for the film to come out and for that to continue,” he told PEOPLE.
The actor also discussed his experience makingTheGray Manwith costarsChris Evans,Ana de Armasand Regé-Jean Page. He said he felt like the “new guy” on set since Evans has history working with directors the Russo brothers (Anthony Russo and Joseph Russo) on Marvel movies.
“Not just Chris and the Russos, but that whole team has been working together for so long that it’s just such a well-oiled machine,” said Gosling. “I definitely was the new guy, but I was just along for the ride and I couldn’t have picked a better team to do it with.”
The Gray Manis in theaters and on Netflix now, whileBarbiepremieres on July 21, 2023.
source: people.com
