Ryan Gosling received a sign from the universe to play Ken in the 'Barbie' film
The premiere of Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" is still a year away, and yet Ryan Gosling has found way to turn every press appearance into an excuse to wax poetic about his upcoming role
In an appearance this week on "The Tonight Show," Gosling was eager ("Ken-ergetic," maybe) to discuss the never-before-heard tale of how his casting as Ken was fated.
As Gosling tells it, some time ago, director Gerwig offered Gosling the part of Ken. The script was the "best ... [he'd] ever read," he told host Jimmy Fallon
When he walked into his backyard, he discovered an otherwise-pristine, shirtless Ken doll, facedown in the mud next to a "squished lemon," Gosling said.
The future Ken snapped a photo of the affecting scene, perhaps a sign from the universe, and texted it to Gerwig
And though the film recently wrapped, Gosling is continuing to name-drop his beloved Mattel character wherever he goes, even when he's promoting his other projects